Yes.  While many physicians consider themselves pain specialists, some may not have had formal training or Board Certification.  At PainCare, all of our doctors are Fellowship trained and Board Certified.  Dr. Larry Ho and Dr. Lido Chen are Board Certified in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.  Dr. Khang Lai is Certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 

Pain problems can range from acute neck or back pain to intractable chronic conditions.  Pain Management starts with a thorough history, physical examination and record review.  Treatment plans may include interventional procedures, physical therapy and medications.  We treat each patient as an individual, focusing on what each patient seeks the most from our care, to the best of our abilities.

We treat most all pain problems at PainCare.  Our focus is on spinal and joint pain.  Of these neck and back pain such as herniated disc, sciatica and facet syndrome are the most common.  As the leading pain treatment center in the region, we are experienced in treating other conditions as well ranging from reflex sympathetic dystrophy to shingles.  Our goal is non-surgical relief of pain.

Interventional Pain Medicine is the diagnosis and treatment of pain-related disorders using minimally-invasive interventional techniques such as injections and nerve blocks, in conjunction with other modalities of treatments such as non-surgical spinal axial decompression.  All of our doctors are experienced interventional specialists.  Interventional Pain Medicine is similar to Interventional Cardiology where Cardiologists (Heart Specialists) perform minimally-invasive heart procedures that preclude the need for patients to have open-heart surgeries.

The procedures are many, ranging from epidural corticosteroid injections to radiofrequency nerve ablation, to spinal cord stimulator implantation.  The most common are epidural steroid injections, facet joint blocks and selective nerve root blocks.  Most of the procedures are performed in outpatient setting, take less than 30 minutes, and require only local numbing. Sedatives are given to those who are very anxious about the treatments.  We also perform electrical diagnostic nerve testing to help find the exact source of nerve involvement.

PainCare is a fully AAAHC and Medicare Accredited facility, meeting stringent performance requirements.  PainCare Surgicenter, unlike many mixed-use surgery centers and community hospitals, allows only clean pain treatment procedures.  Our equipment (including GE's OEC Image Guidance System) is optimized for pain treatment procedures only.  The combination of state-of-the-art facility and specialized nursing staff helps us do our job better.

PainCare was the first Certified IDD Therapy Treatment Center in Orange County, California, offering the most advanced intervertebral differential dynamics technology.  PainCare is in the process of installing additional units of the newly released DaVincix10 (dx10.com) spine decompression machines to further expand our service offerings.

Dr. Yousef Beshqoy, Doctor of Chiropractic, is an integral member of our team.  Chiropractic is the largest form of alternative therapy in the country. PainCare integrates mainstream medicine with chiropractic, focusing on the common goal of best patient care.  Our Physical Therapist, Kristen Pitts, with a Master's Degree, is one of the few dedicated pain management physical therapists with extensive credentials.  The combination of physical therapy and Chiropractic together works well for many of our patients.

Dr. Lido Chen and I are fairly well known in the community.  We have also known each other since we were both Professors at UC-Irvine prior to entering private practice in the mid-90s.  We have worked with doctors of all specialties in the community over the years.  With our academic background, we remain in contact with many of the renowned facilities and specialists in the country.  If your condition requires, we will refer you to the best specialists either in the area, or across the country, so that you may get the care you need.

Contact us at:    
PainCare Medical Group

15701 Rockfield Blvd.

Irvine, California 92618

Tel:  (949) 457-9900

Fax: (949) 457-9922