Dr. Richard John Ruskin MD
Pain Management Specialist | Interventional Pain Medicine
6309 E Baywood Ave Mesa AZ, 85206Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Richard Ruskin practices Pain Medicine in Mesa, AZ. 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. Ruskin 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 Az Coll of Med, Tucson Az 1979
University of Arizona College of Medicine 1979
Provider Details
Treatments
- Chronic Pain
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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Practice At 6309 E Baywood Ave
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