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Interventional Pain Management
Teri CUMPTON, MD OCALA PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE
After many years as a phlebology (vein) surgeon, Teri (Gore) Cumpton, MD, has chosen to dedicate her life to the relief of suffering. Dr. Cumpton was in private practice for many years and has become a very soughtafter and well-respected physician in her field. Here, Dr. Cumpton introduces herself and answers how her practice offers the best services in treating pain.
patient. Aft er fi ve long years of searching for intervention, I made a miraculous recovery and decided that there was a very high demand in interventional pain management. I then completed my fellowship at the University of South Florida and became AGME Certifi ed in Hospice and Palliative Care at H. Lee Moffi tt Cancer Center in Tampa. In August 2011, I re-entered the medical community and opened Ocala Pain and Palliative Care.
What inspired you to go into interventional pain management?
What equipment do you use in your office?
A few years ago, I had to close my practice due to a head-on collision on the interstate. Recovery was a long and literally painful road, and my role was reversed when I entered the operating room as a
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Th e offi ce is extremely high-tech. We utilize the best of the best medical equipment and state-ofthe-art technology, including two fl uoroscopy suites, an ultrasound, a laser, a radio frequency ablation and a radio frequency therapy machine.
What kind of pain do you treat? Pain can come in many forms. It can be related to cancer, joint or arthritic pain, fi bromyalgia, neck or back pain, intractable pain, radicular pain, etc. We treat all the previously listed forms of pain and more.
Does pain management mean prescribing medicine? Not necessarily. Although many people need a prescription to relieve acute pain, treating chronic pain is typically inclusive of a variety of therapies or procedures that can signifi cantly reduce or even eliminate pain. Th e ultimate goal is to get patients off of their medications so they can have a better quality of life.
What types of procedures are offered in interventional pain management?
Education/Certification: Louisiana State University Medical School (New Orleans, LA) 1991, Alton Ochsner Foundation Hospital Internship-Internal Medicine (New Orleans, LA) 1991-92, Florida Hospital Residency-Family Practice (Orlando,
Joint, transforaminal and other types of injections guided by fl uoroscope (a giant x-ray machine), facet blocks, laser therapy, radio frequency tens or ablation just to name a few. Th ese procedures are all conducted in the offi ce. Th en, there are those more invasive procedures that are performed at the hospital. Stimulator placement, pain pumps and surgeries such as Kyphoplasty are just a few interventions that are off ered. Dr. Cumpton is also available for hospital consultations.
OCALA PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE TEALBROOKE PROFESSIONAL CENTRE 2300 SE 17th St., Bldg. 1000, Ocala (352) 622-6226 Fax: (888) 241-5140
FL) 1994-96, Univ. of California San Diego, Vascular Surgery Training (La Jolla, CA) 1992, Univ. of S. Florida, Fellowship-Pain/Palliative and Hospice (Tampa, FL) 2010-11 Years in Practice: 16
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