Our services
Our facility caters to those with chronic and acute injuries or impairments under the supervision and guidance of Dr. Surya Raguthu, who is Board Certified Physiatrist and also with an experienced and well-trained staff of licensed physical therapists. Using a one-on-one approach, our professional staff treats musculoskeletal and neurological conditions, orthopedic and sports injuries, and postoperative complications. With access to top-of-the line equipment and the most current techniques, we offer a comprehensive and individualized treatment program.
SPECIALIZED CARE AND TREATMENT
Our certified physical therapists have advanced training and education to meet the needs of a wide range of patients:
Our patients receive one-on-one care from the same therapist for the duration of their therapy with a focus on delivering quality treatment that focuses on the cause of the pain rather than just the symptoms. As a courtesy to our patients, we will contact your insurance company to pre-authorize physical therapy and foot orthotics.
From a balance disorder to an aching back, we at Ace Pain Management provide compassionate and expert care in a warm and inviting environment. Our facility is designed to treat you with the care you deserve. We honor your appointment schedule, respect your personal needs, and encourage your progress. In short we are dedicated to your wellness.
SPECIALIZED CARE AND TREATMENT
Our certified physical therapists have advanced training and education to meet the needs of a wide range of patients:
- Specializing in the treatment of Spine Conditions
- Certification through the American Back Pain Center
- Specialization in headache management
- Specialized ATM-2 machine and spinal decompression machine
- Pre and Post-Op Therapy for treatment of extremities including knee, hip foot, and shoulder and elbow conditions/surgeries
- Foot Orthotics
- Sports Medicine
Our patients receive one-on-one care from the same therapist for the duration of their therapy with a focus on delivering quality treatment that focuses on the cause of the pain rather than just the symptoms. As a courtesy to our patients, we will contact your insurance company to pre-authorize physical therapy and foot orthotics.
From a balance disorder to an aching back, we at Ace Pain Management provide compassionate and expert care in a warm and inviting environment. Our facility is designed to treat you with the care you deserve. We honor your appointment schedule, respect your personal needs, and encourage your progress. In short we are dedicated to your wellness.
Some common conditions we help with pain management are listed below
Hand & Wrist
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Skier’s Thumb DeQuervain’s Elbow Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow) Medial Epicondylitis (Golfer’s Elbow) Shoulder Rotator Cuff Injury Shoulder Impingement Shoulder Dislocations Shoulder Instability Acromioclavicular (AC) Separation Arthroscopic Surgery Spine & Neck Lumbar Disc Herniation Lumbo-Sacral Strains and Sprains Spinal Stenosis Degenerative Disc Disease Cervical/Strain Spondyloisthesis Ankylosing Spondylitis Radiculopathy S-I Joint Dysfunction Laminectomy Discectomy Fusion Scoliotic fixations |
Hip
Total Hip Arthroplasty (Hip Replacement) Labral Tears Hip Bursitis Knee Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear/ACL Reconstruction Chondromalacia Patella Cartilage Defects Bursitis Medial Collateral Ligament Injury Total Knee Replacement Patella Malalignment/Dislocation Lateral Collateral Ligament Injury Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Patellar Tendonitis/Patellofemoral Pain Meniscal Tear Foot & Ankle Achilles Tendon Bunions Ankle Sprains Pediatrics Torticollis, Spina Bifida, Scoliosis, Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease, Sever’s Disease, Development Milestones, Cerebral Palsy Post-Surgical Rehabilitation |
state-of-the art solutions
The pain management team at Ace Pain Management offers state-of-the art solutions for your persistent pain. By combining today’s newest diagnosis and treatment methods with proven treatments that will work for you, you get the pain-free life you’ve been dreaming about. Here are just a few of the conditions we work with every day in Texas
Fibromyalgia
Aching joints and serious pain are the hallmarks of this condition, and millions of sufferers go Un-diagnosed every year.
Do I Have Fibromyalgia?
The symptoms associated with Fibromyalgia are wide and varied. They usually include musculoskeletal pain in the muscles, tendons, and ligaments all over the body. This means that chronic aches and pains you are having in your lower back may be related to the ones you have in your upper arm or in your feet. Mornings and changes in weather can be extra difficult for Fibromyalgia sufferers. You can feel the dampness of rainy days deep in your bones and that can make the aching and overall body pain even worse. One of the most underrated aspects of Fibromyalgia is the chronic fatigue that often comes with the aching and body pain. This kind of fatigue is more than just occasional sleepiness. It can completely take over your life to the extent that you don’t even want to get up and go to work in the morning. However, most health insurance policies don’t cover Fibromyalgia. That’s why treatment at Interventional Pain Associates is so vitally important.
We can work with you to help keep costs down while ensuring the best quality care at all times. So far, the data that has been collected on Fibromyalgia shows that women tend to be more susceptible to this syndrome than men. Other symptoms of Fibromyalgia include irritable bowel syndrome, sleep disorders and mood swings. This condition affects people of all ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. While the causes are still being investigated, it is believed that autonomic nervous system dysfunction, sleep disorders, or injury and muscle trauma are the most likely. If you believe that you suffer from this condition, don’t spend another day suffering, contact our office today to learn more about what we can do for you.
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Back pain can be serious, but in some cases, the surgical procedure designed to help only makes things worse.
What is Failed Back Surgery Syndrome?
There is no part of the human body that can cause trouble quite like the back. If you have suffered a back injury and chosen to have surgery, you assume that the worst is over and that the future will include less pain and suffering than before. However, this may not be the case. Failed Back Surgery Syndrome is becoming more and more common now that doctors are looking for it. This chronic pain condition can make a difficult back injury significantly worse. If you suffer from even more back pain than you did before your surgery, contact us today to learn more about what our non-invasive or minimally invasive treatments can do for you.
Neck Pain
Chronic neck pain can change the way you live your life, and it can be the result of any number of injuries.
What does neck pain feel like? How do you know if you have chronic neck pain?
Answering this question may be more complicated than you think. Neck and back pain have the ability to hide themselves in other parts of your body. This means that the chronic pain you have in your shoulder or in the arch of your foot may, in fact, be rooted in your neck. This can lead to all sorts of false diagnosis and treatments, but the trained professionals at our treatment center that will eliminate your neck pain for good.
What are my options?
From pinched nerves to blunt trauma to tired muscles, neck pain can present itself in many different ways. If you have been battling chronic pain, life difficulties and other issues only to find that traditional medical science has let you down, contact our pain management center. Life is far too short to spend it in pain. You don’t have to live with chronic neck pain any longer.
Back Pain
Often back pain can affect the quality of your life as well as your mobility, but new treatments offer some real results for thousands.
Am I suffering from back pain?
Realizing that you suffer from a chronic back pain condition is more difficult than you think. Many of these conditions end up causing pain throughout the body, from the finger tips to the feet. This is because most back injuries play havoc with the bodies’ various systems, including the nervous system. This often means that the numbness that you experience in your legs or arms, along with the sharp stabbing
pain in your heels are all rooted in your back. This is what makes diagnosing these kinds of issues so difficult for doctors using traditional methods. You don’t have to be handcuffed by these methods any longer. At our pain management center, we use state of the art technology along with traditional eastern methods to properly diagnose and treat your chronic pain. You no longer have to lead a life that is fraught with chronic pain from the time you get up in the morning until you go to sleep at night. Chronic back pain doesn’t have to stand in the way of you living your life any longer.
Sciatica
Sometimes misdiagnosed, Sciatica can interfere with your everyday activities in more ways than one.
How do I know if I have Sciatica?
The symptoms associated with Sciatica are varied. Most patients complain of numbness in their legs, feet and toes, soreness even though there hasn’t been any trauma to the affected areas, tingling in the limbs and even sharp, shooting pain down through the buttocks and into the upper legs. Since these symptoms are often present with other conditions, Sciatica is frequently taken for a completely different condition. If you are sick and tired of having your Sciatica ignored, contact our office of pain management center in Texas with offices in Brownsville.
Headaches
Nearly 45 million Americans suffer from chronic daily headaches, and in severe cases, this kind of pain can be disabling. For the overwhelming majority of people, a headache is a minor nuisance that you deal with every once in a while. However, for a growing number of people, headaches are a near-constant companion that can drain your energy and sap your waking hours from you like a thief. The causes of headaches are many, which make
chronic headache pain difficult to diagnose and treat. If you feel that you are getting nowhere with your current doctor and you are searching for someone to help, You don’t have to live a life in pain any longer.
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY EVALUATION (FCE)
A Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) is an objective test of a patient’s function and ability to perform work-related activity. Patients may be referred for an FCE to assess your current level of physical capabilities to determine ability for employment or return to same or modified job. determine their goals for rehabilitation or readiness for discharge as well as their ability to meet work related demands and determine when and if they can return to work (also often needed to determine need/qualify for disability benefits). An FCE consists of a medical record review, musculo-skeletal screening and physical ability testing which may include activities like lifting, carrying or pulling; tolerance to actives such as standing, sitting or stooping and mobility actives. Each FCE is complete with a summarized report that outlines the overall level of work, summary of physical abilities and recommendations if needed. In most cases, the FCE report will be completed the same day.
BALANCE REHABILITATION
As people age, they become more prone to falling. Additionally, some accidents or injuries may impair a person’s balance. Our physical therapist, specializes in diagnosing and treating balance disorders through individualized programs.
Ace Pain Management uses diagnostic tools and tests to evaluate a patient’s fall risk. A patient may have already fallen or simply notice a change in their balance. In any case, we diagnose and treat the patient with a personalized approach with the goal of improving or restoring balance and decreasing their risk for falling.
VESTIBULAR / VERTIGO THERAPY
ACE Pain Management’s Physical Therapy team has specialized training to successfully evaluate and treat vertigo problems in patients, most often with quick and dramatic results.
Patients with vertigo often seek an ear/nose/throat specialist, who often times cannot provide the same one-on-one time with a patient that a physical therapist can to treat them and teach techniques for improving their condition.
Fibromyalgia
Aching joints and serious pain are the hallmarks of this condition, and millions of sufferers go Un-diagnosed every year.
Do I Have Fibromyalgia?
The symptoms associated with Fibromyalgia are wide and varied. They usually include musculoskeletal pain in the muscles, tendons, and ligaments all over the body. This means that chronic aches and pains you are having in your lower back may be related to the ones you have in your upper arm or in your feet. Mornings and changes in weather can be extra difficult for Fibromyalgia sufferers. You can feel the dampness of rainy days deep in your bones and that can make the aching and overall body pain even worse. One of the most underrated aspects of Fibromyalgia is the chronic fatigue that often comes with the aching and body pain. This kind of fatigue is more than just occasional sleepiness. It can completely take over your life to the extent that you don’t even want to get up and go to work in the morning. However, most health insurance policies don’t cover Fibromyalgia. That’s why treatment at Interventional Pain Associates is so vitally important.
We can work with you to help keep costs down while ensuring the best quality care at all times. So far, the data that has been collected on Fibromyalgia shows that women tend to be more susceptible to this syndrome than men. Other symptoms of Fibromyalgia include irritable bowel syndrome, sleep disorders and mood swings. This condition affects people of all ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. While the causes are still being investigated, it is believed that autonomic nervous system dysfunction, sleep disorders, or injury and muscle trauma are the most likely. If you believe that you suffer from this condition, don’t spend another day suffering, contact our office today to learn more about what we can do for you.
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Back pain can be serious, but in some cases, the surgical procedure designed to help only makes things worse.
What is Failed Back Surgery Syndrome?
There is no part of the human body that can cause trouble quite like the back. If you have suffered a back injury and chosen to have surgery, you assume that the worst is over and that the future will include less pain and suffering than before. However, this may not be the case. Failed Back Surgery Syndrome is becoming more and more common now that doctors are looking for it. This chronic pain condition can make a difficult back injury significantly worse. If you suffer from even more back pain than you did before your surgery, contact us today to learn more about what our non-invasive or minimally invasive treatments can do for you.
Neck Pain
Chronic neck pain can change the way you live your life, and it can be the result of any number of injuries.
What does neck pain feel like? How do you know if you have chronic neck pain?
Answering this question may be more complicated than you think. Neck and back pain have the ability to hide themselves in other parts of your body. This means that the chronic pain you have in your shoulder or in the arch of your foot may, in fact, be rooted in your neck. This can lead to all sorts of false diagnosis and treatments, but the trained professionals at our treatment center that will eliminate your neck pain for good.
What are my options?
From pinched nerves to blunt trauma to tired muscles, neck pain can present itself in many different ways. If you have been battling chronic pain, life difficulties and other issues only to find that traditional medical science has let you down, contact our pain management center. Life is far too short to spend it in pain. You don’t have to live with chronic neck pain any longer.
Back Pain
Often back pain can affect the quality of your life as well as your mobility, but new treatments offer some real results for thousands.
Am I suffering from back pain?
Realizing that you suffer from a chronic back pain condition is more difficult than you think. Many of these conditions end up causing pain throughout the body, from the finger tips to the feet. This is because most back injuries play havoc with the bodies’ various systems, including the nervous system. This often means that the numbness that you experience in your legs or arms, along with the sharp stabbing
pain in your heels are all rooted in your back. This is what makes diagnosing these kinds of issues so difficult for doctors using traditional methods. You don’t have to be handcuffed by these methods any longer. At our pain management center, we use state of the art technology along with traditional eastern methods to properly diagnose and treat your chronic pain. You no longer have to lead a life that is fraught with chronic pain from the time you get up in the morning until you go to sleep at night. Chronic back pain doesn’t have to stand in the way of you living your life any longer.
Sciatica
Sometimes misdiagnosed, Sciatica can interfere with your everyday activities in more ways than one.
How do I know if I have Sciatica?
The symptoms associated with Sciatica are varied. Most patients complain of numbness in their legs, feet and toes, soreness even though there hasn’t been any trauma to the affected areas, tingling in the limbs and even sharp, shooting pain down through the buttocks and into the upper legs. Since these symptoms are often present with other conditions, Sciatica is frequently taken for a completely different condition. If you are sick and tired of having your Sciatica ignored, contact our office of pain management center in Texas with offices in Brownsville.
Headaches
Nearly 45 million Americans suffer from chronic daily headaches, and in severe cases, this kind of pain can be disabling. For the overwhelming majority of people, a headache is a minor nuisance that you deal with every once in a while. However, for a growing number of people, headaches are a near-constant companion that can drain your energy and sap your waking hours from you like a thief. The causes of headaches are many, which make
chronic headache pain difficult to diagnose and treat. If you feel that you are getting nowhere with your current doctor and you are searching for someone to help, You don’t have to live a life in pain any longer.
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY EVALUATION (FCE)
A Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) is an objective test of a patient’s function and ability to perform work-related activity. Patients may be referred for an FCE to assess your current level of physical capabilities to determine ability for employment or return to same or modified job. determine their goals for rehabilitation or readiness for discharge as well as their ability to meet work related demands and determine when and if they can return to work (also often needed to determine need/qualify for disability benefits). An FCE consists of a medical record review, musculo-skeletal screening and physical ability testing which may include activities like lifting, carrying or pulling; tolerance to actives such as standing, sitting or stooping and mobility actives. Each FCE is complete with a summarized report that outlines the overall level of work, summary of physical abilities and recommendations if needed. In most cases, the FCE report will be completed the same day.
BALANCE REHABILITATION
As people age, they become more prone to falling. Additionally, some accidents or injuries may impair a person’s balance. Our physical therapist, specializes in diagnosing and treating balance disorders through individualized programs.
Ace Pain Management uses diagnostic tools and tests to evaluate a patient’s fall risk. A patient may have already fallen or simply notice a change in their balance. In any case, we diagnose and treat the patient with a personalized approach with the goal of improving or restoring balance and decreasing their risk for falling.
VESTIBULAR / VERTIGO THERAPY
ACE Pain Management’s Physical Therapy team has specialized training to successfully evaluate and treat vertigo problems in patients, most often with quick and dramatic results.
Patients with vertigo often seek an ear/nose/throat specialist, who often times cannot provide the same one-on-one time with a patient that a physical therapist can to treat them and teach techniques for improving their condition.
SERVICES
There are many specialty areas in the field of physical therapy. Although this is well known throughout the profession, it is often overlooked by the general public. Below is a brief description of the five most common specialty areas in physical therapy. Our services here at Alamo Healthcare Systems center around work-related injuries, auto injuries, home and sports injuries, chronic pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, sprains and strains, vertigo and headaches, and joint and muscle aches. Read on to find out what specialty area is most appropriate for you or your family member.
Geriatric
Geriatric physical therapy covers a wide area of issues concerning people as they go through normal adult aging, but is usually focused on the older adult. There are many conditions that affect many people as they grow older and include but are not limited to: arthritis, osteoporosis, cancer, alzheimer's disease, hip and joint replacement, balance disorders, incontinence and more. Geriatric physical therapy helps those affected by such problems in developing a specialized program to help restore mobility, reduce pain, increase fitness levels and more.
Neurological
Neurological physical therapy is a discipline focused on working with individuals who have a neurological disorder or disease. These include Alzheimer's disease, ALS, brain injury, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury, and stroke. Common problems of patients with neurological disorders include paralysis, vision impairment, poor balance, inability to ambulate, and loss of functional independence. Therapists work with patients to improve these areas of dysfunction.
Orthopedic
Orthopedic physical therapists diagnose, manage, and treat disorders and injuries of the musculoskeletal system as well as rehabilitate patients post orthopedic surgery. This specialty of physical therapy is most often found in the out-patient clinical setting. Orthopedic therapists are trained in the treatment of post operative joints, acute sports injuries, arthritis, and amputations just to name a few. Joint mobilizations, strength training, hot/cold packs, and electrical stimulation are modalities often used to expedite recovery in the orthopedic setting. Those who have suffered injury or disease affecting the muscles, bones, ligaments, or tendons of the body will benefit from assessment by a physical therapist specialized in orthopedics.
Cardiovascular and pulmonary
Cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation physical therapists treat a wide variety of patients with cardiopulmonary disorders or those who have had cardiac or pulmonary surgery. Primary goals of this specialty include increasing patient endurance and functional independence. Manual therapy is utilized in this field to assist in clearing lung secretions experienced in patients with cystic fibrosis. Patients with disorders including heart attacks, post coronary bypass surgery, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and pulmonary fibrosis are only a few examples of those who would benefit from cardiovascular and pulmonary specialized physical therapists.
Geriatric
Geriatric physical therapy covers a wide area of issues concerning people as they go through normal adult aging, but is usually focused on the older adult. There are many conditions that affect many people as they grow older and include but are not limited to: arthritis, osteoporosis, cancer, alzheimer's disease, hip and joint replacement, balance disorders, incontinence and more. Geriatric physical therapy helps those affected by such problems in developing a specialized program to help restore mobility, reduce pain, increase fitness levels and more.
Neurological
Neurological physical therapy is a discipline focused on working with individuals who have a neurological disorder or disease. These include Alzheimer's disease, ALS, brain injury, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury, and stroke. Common problems of patients with neurological disorders include paralysis, vision impairment, poor balance, inability to ambulate, and loss of functional independence. Therapists work with patients to improve these areas of dysfunction.
Orthopedic
Orthopedic physical therapists diagnose, manage, and treat disorders and injuries of the musculoskeletal system as well as rehabilitate patients post orthopedic surgery. This specialty of physical therapy is most often found in the out-patient clinical setting. Orthopedic therapists are trained in the treatment of post operative joints, acute sports injuries, arthritis, and amputations just to name a few. Joint mobilizations, strength training, hot/cold packs, and electrical stimulation are modalities often used to expedite recovery in the orthopedic setting. Those who have suffered injury or disease affecting the muscles, bones, ligaments, or tendons of the body will benefit from assessment by a physical therapist specialized in orthopedics.
Cardiovascular and pulmonary
Cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation physical therapists treat a wide variety of patients with cardiopulmonary disorders or those who have had cardiac or pulmonary surgery. Primary goals of this specialty include increasing patient endurance and functional independence. Manual therapy is utilized in this field to assist in clearing lung secretions experienced in patients with cystic fibrosis. Patients with disorders including heart attacks, post coronary bypass surgery, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and pulmonary fibrosis are only a few examples of those who would benefit from cardiovascular and pulmonary specialized physical therapists.