Dr. Andrew Will Presents at the Pain Management Roundtable

Dr. Andrew Will, founder and Medical Director of Twin Cities Pain Clinic, remains at the forefront of his specialty of Pain Management. On October 2nd, he had the opportunity to speak at the Pain Management Roundtable at the Capitol in St. Paul. Dr. Will provides his professional insight on pain management therapies and the increasing amount of technology available to combat the opioid crisis.

Discussing Opioid-Free Pain Therapies

Local medical device companies joined forces with local lawmakers to tackle the opioid addiction crisis. The focus of the roundtable, hosted by Medical Alley Association, was to bring up new alternatives that do not involve using prescription opioids for the treatment of chronic pain. Dr. Will and the medical community want to shine the spotlight on other treatment options to curb the opioid addiction.

“Opioids are not cheap even though they may look like it at first glance,” said Dr. Andrew Will, medical director of the Twin Cities Pain Clinic. “Some of them honestly are expensive right at first glance, Sometimes they’re over $1,000 a month just for the medication. Some of the other procedures we’re talking about, even though they have a bigger upfront cost, pay for themselves in two years.”

Intrathecal pain pumps, injections, spinal cord stimulation, and physical therapy are some of the alternatives. It is important to note that there is no one therapy that will work for everyone. Chronic pain is unique to every individual, and treatment plans need to be specific to each patient.

The summit on October 2nd is the first of a series of roundtable meetings hosted by Medical Alley Association.