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Your journey to wellness at APICO Pain Management™ with Dr. Abdallah will start with an initial consult and evaluation at the APICO Pain Management™ doctors in Delaware closest to where you live.

The story of your pain and your input will help in developing a pain treatment plan that’s effective. The workup will establish a diagnosis with measurable outcomes that will guide us in developing a multimodal treatment plan to improve to quality of life. The improvements include enhanced functionality and activities of daily living. Dr. Abdallah and his team will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with you on your journey to wellness at all three of his Delaware pain management treatment centers.

Patient and daughter with their doctor

Broadly speaking there are five treatment categories:

MEDIAL MANAGEMENT. Our goal is to maximize pain relief while limiting potential adverse outcomes. We want to ensure that our patients have access to medications that can provide improvements in your quality of life. Depending on the type of pain and the pain focus/generator, opioid and non-opioid medications can be considered. Following a thorough history, physical exam, and diagnostic studies, Dr. Abdallah and his team will explain the benefits and risks of using the medication(s) we prescribe.

RESTORATIVE THERAPIES. These include working with chiropractors, physical therapists, and occupational therapists, who are valuable allies in multimodal acute and chronic pain treatments. Interventional approaches. When clinically indicated, interventional approaches include image-guided minimally invasive procedures. These procedures are utilized as both diagnostic and therapeutic treatment modalities for acute and chronic pain.

BEHAVIORAL APPROACHES. Patients with pain and behavioral health difficulties might experience challenges that can worsen painful conditions for psychological, cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and social aspects of pain. This can have an impact on treatment outcomes.

INTERVENTIONAL APPROACHES. When clinically indicated, interventional approaches include image-guided minimally invasive prcally indicated).

COMPLEMENTARY and INTEGRATIVE HEALTH. This includes multimodal treatments such as massage, acupuncture, yoga, infusions, and others.

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Acute and chronic pain care requires:

  • Establishing an alliance between the patient and the provider. APICO Pain Management™ emphasizes a patient-centered individualized approach for diagnosis and treatment of pain.
  • A multimodal approach including medical management, physical therapy, interventional therapy, psychotherapy, and alternative modalities.
Dr. Abdallah providing treatment to a patientr

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TREATMENTS

Botox Injections
Basivertebral Nerve Ablation
Celiac Plexus/Splanchnic
Nerve Block & Ablation
Chiropractic Care
Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulator
Epidural Steroid Injections
Ganglion Impar/Coccygeal
Interspinous Stabilization
Intrathecal Pump Implantation
Intrathecal Pump Management
IV Infusion Therapies
Joint Injections
Joint Ablation
Kyphoplasty/Vertebroplasty
Lumbar Sympathetic Block
Medial Branch Blocks
Medication Management – Non-Opioids
Medication Management – Opioids
Nerve Blocks
Occipital Nerve Block
Peripheral Nerve Block
Post Covid Anosmia
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Radofrequency Ablation
Regenerative Therapies – PRP
Sacroiliac Joint Injection
Sacroiliac Joint Ablation
Sacroiliac Joint Stabilization
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block & Ablation
Spinal Cord Stimulation
Stellate Ganglion Block
Superior Hypogastric Plexus Block
Transforaminal Injections
Trigeminal Ganglion Block & Ablation
Trigger Point Injections
Ultrasound Guided Procedures
Viscosupplementation

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