Dr. Michael Dominic Mozzetti Sr - What Is Pain Medicine?

Dr. Michael Mozzetti Pain Management Specialist Port Charlotte, FL

Michael Dominic Mozzetti Sr., MD, FACEP, FAPM, is a well-versed pain medicine specialist who diagnoses and treats patients at Express Care Medical Clinic in Port Charlotte, Florida, which he established in 2008. The practice specializes in emergency medicine, family medicine, and general practice. Dr. Mozzetti uses a broad-based... more

What is pain medicine?
A doctor that specializes in pain medicine treats patients with acute, chronic, and cancer pain. The doctor’s focus is on the prevention of pain, as well as the continued treatment and rehabilitation of those with pain.

Ketamine Therapy has recently become poplar for treating chronic pain management, which requires a prescription. Ketamine has been used in the medical field for more than 5 decades but usually as a anesthetic for surgery.

Advanced Interventional Pain Therapies consists of a multidisciplinary approach where multiple doctors work together to offer a full range of treatment for a patient experiencing acute or chronic pain over a long period of time.

Neuromodulation involves delivering pharmaceuticals or electricity to a nerve that is sending pain signals.  Depending on the treatment, you can lessen the pain signal or stop it completely. While it is often used on chronic pain, it’s other uses include treating incontinence, headaches, tremors, and many more.