Dr. Moacir Schnapp MD
Pain Management Specialist | Interventional Pain Medicine
55 Humphreys Center Drive Suite 200 Memphis TN, 38120About
Dr. Moacir Schnapp practices Pain Medicine in Memphis, TN. 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. Schnapp 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 De Sao Paulo- Fac De Med- Sao Paulo- Sp- Brazil 1976
North Bengal Medical College 1976
Universidade de S„o Paulo Faculdade de Medicina S„o Paulo (FMSP-USP) 1975
Provider Details
Treatments
- Chronic Pain
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Neuropathy
- Fibromyalgia
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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