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Expert: Lawrence Gold - 7/3/2009


Question
I was recently in a bad motorcycle accident and now have 9 plates in my face and one big one in  my arm along with six pins in my hand.My doctor has been reducing my pain meds, but i am still in pain, and he wont listen to me or return my calls.What should i do?

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Hi, Brian,

Not to be flippant, but find another doc -- consult with the pain management section of a local hospital.  Perhaps they can give you a referral.

If the injury is recent, as I gather it is, the pain is outside the scope of my practice, which deals with pain that persists after healing.

best wishes.
Lawrence Gold

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Experience

In practice since 1990. Two years on staff at a hospital Wellness and Rehabilitation Center.

Publications
Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, American Journal of Pain Management, Somatics: Magazine-Journal of the Mind-Body Arts and Sciences. More complete listing at somatics.com/gold.htm

Education/Credentials
Certifications: Hanna Somatic Education, the Dr. Ida P. Rolf method of Structural Integration (partial list)

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