Dr. Christopher Patrick Hummel D.O.
Pain Management Specialist | Interventional Pain Medicine
45 Walpole St Suite 1 Norwood MA, 02062Rating
4/5
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Dr. Christopher Hummel practices Pain Medicine in Norwood, MA. 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. Hummel 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
Univ Of N Tx Hlth Sci Ctr- Tx Coll Osteo Med- Ft Worth Tx 2002
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine 2002
Provider Details
Treatments
- Chronic Pain
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Neuropathy
- Fibromyalgia
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Pain
- Tendonitis
- Opiate Dependence
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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NORWOOD HOSPITALl
800 WASHINGTON STREET NORWOOD MA 2062