subject: Meet Dr. Steven M. Siwek, MD - The Pain Center of Arizona [print this page] Meet Dr. Steven M. Siwek, MD - The Pain Center of Arizona
If you live with chronic pain, you know what it feels like, how it affects your life, what your treatment options are, but do you truly know what it is. According to WebMD, chronic pain may originate with an initial trauma/injury or infection, or there may be an ongoing cause of pain. However, some people suffer chronic pain in the absence of any past injury or evidence of body damage.
The emotional toll of chronic pain also can make pain worse. Anxiety, stress, depression, anger, and fatigue interact in complex ways with chronic pain and may decrease the body's production of natural painkillers; moreover, such negative feelings may increase the level of substances that amplify sensations of pain, causing a vicious cycle of pain for the person. Even the body's most basic defenses may be compromised: There is considerable evidence that unrelenting pain can suppress the immune system.
Medical School
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Residency
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ and Rochester, MN
Fellowship
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Dr. Siwek uses a wide variety of medical treatment techniques. They range from basic injections to sophisticated implantable pumps that deliver intraspinal medication to a variety of minimally invasive procedures targeted at the spine. The new office-based model for pain management integrates many treatment modalities under one roof at The Pain Center of Arizona. These include basic and advanced pain treatment procedures, medication management, and specialized diagnostic procedures utilizing on site fluoroscopy. This model leads to a more efficient delivery of care and the ability to respond more quickly to the needs of referring physicians and patients.
Dr. Siwek has an active role in several professional organizations which include American Society of Anesthesia, American Society of Regional Anesthesia, Interventional Spinal Injection Society, and Society of Pain Practice Management.
Dr. Siwek is clearly one of the most accomplished and decorated pain physician in Arizona, highly specialized at not only the physical aspects of pain management, but the emotional as well. There are few Arizona pain doctors who have the ability, time and patience to truly understand a patient's physical and emotional state like Dr. Siwek.
