Dr. Francis Corrigan, founder of Solas Health has been treating North Carolinians who suffer from pain for over 20 years. For the last 10 years he has been using ketamine infusions to help patients who suffer ongoing pain from complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), or other painful conditions.
“The results of ketamine infusions are very encouraging,” states Dr. Corrigan, “the most common short-term side effect is fatigue during and after the infusion and there are no long-term side effects.”
Ketamine first won FDA approval in 1970 as an anesthetic. For extreme cases of CRPS or RSD, inducing a 5-day coma in a hospital setting during which the ketamine is intravenously given to the patient has shown to be an effective treatment. This treatment is known as rebooting the central nervous system.
Patients with less acute cases of CRPS or other chronic pain issues can come to Solas Health’s Pinehurst clinic. Dr. Corrigan or his colleague Dr. Seung Won Kim, both board-certified anesthesiologists, will dispense ketamine intravenously to patients on an outpatient basis. These treatments are typically a few hours in length and might be repeated a few times, depending on the patient’s need and the initial results. Most patients are also prescribed a sedative and sleep through the procedure. Patients receive ketamine infusion for a variety of painful maladies, including CRPS, RSD, fibromyalgia, trigeminal neuralgia, postherpetic neuralgia, Lyme disease, chronic headaches, migraines and more.
Dr. Corrigan is also planning on using ketamine to treat severe depression in the near future. “We are encouraged by the reports that ketamine is very effective for patients who are struggling with severe depression,” says Dr. Corrigan. For more information on this treatment, contact Solas Health.
Complementing pain medication with behavioral therapy: Dr. Corrigan is a strong proponent of providing case management to his patients so that they also receive counseling in addition to the ketamine infusion or other medication they are prescribed to manage their pain. “Whether we are treating chronic pain or substance use disorder, we have seen the highest recovery success rates in those patients who combine medication with behavioral health activities like counseling and support groups.” Dr. Corrigan is also a board-certified addiction doctor and one of the leading providers of medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid dependence in North Carolina.
About Solas Health
Solas Health has been providing pain management and treating opioid addiction in North Carolina since 2002. They can be reached at (910) 295-7246 or by visiting their website: https://solas.health/.
Source: Story.KISSPR.com
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