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The recipient of an MD from the State University of New York, Buffalo, Dr. Brian Klagges is the chief of anesthesia at The Minimally Invasive Surgery Center of New England. Dr. Brian Klagges is experienced in pain intervention and spine surgery and has trained several physicians in minimally invasive surgical approaches to treating disorders of the spine.
Characterized by pains that last for 12 or more weeks, chronic pains are different from typical pains that happen when the body is subjected to injury. Unlike injury, chronic pain may persist for an indefinite period after the injury has healed. Sometimes, it results from external factors such as accidents and shocking events. Many forms of chronic pain, such as neck pain, low back pain, muscle pain, and chronic headache, can be treated with interventional pain management, which can be administered in different forms such as injection, electrical stimulation, and intrathecal pump implants.
Also known as pain pumps, intrathecal pump implants are designed to interrupt pain signals by delivering medications directly to the source of pain. During the procedure, a doctor implants a device called a pump underneath a patient's skin. The pump is programmed to deliver a specific dose of medication at a regular interval and is often refilled after a few months. This technique work best for cancer pain, and some patients suffering from post-surgical pains that result from failed surgery in the back or neck region.
