Dr. Rick Chavez MD
Pain Management Specialist | Interventional Pain Medicine
510 N Prospect Ave Suite 209 Redondo Beach CA, 90277Rating
2/5
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Dr. Rick Chavez practices Pain Medicine in Redondo Beach, CA. Pain medicine is concerned with the prevention of pain, and the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients experiencing pain. Pain medicine physicians use a broad-based approach to treat all pain disorders, ranging from pain as a symptom of disease to pain as the primary disease. Dr. Chavez serves as a consultant to other physicians but is often the principal treating physician, providing care at various levels; such as treating the patient directly, prescribing medication, prescribing rehabilitative services, performing pain relieving procedures, counseling patients and families, directing a multidisciplinary team, coordinating care with other healthcare providers, and providing consultative services.
Education and Training
University of California 1979
Provider Details
Treatments
- Chronic Pain
- Pain
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