Dr. Kathy I-wen Wang DO
Pain Management Specialist | Interventional Pain Medicine
1519 3rd St Se Suite 101 Puyallup WA, 98372About
Dr. Kathy Wang practices Pain Medicine in Puyallup, WA. Pain medicine is concerned with the prevention of pain, and the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients experiencing pain. Pain medicine physicians use a broad-based approach to treat all pain disorders, ranging from pain as a symptom of disease to pain as the primary disease. Dr. Wang serves as a consultant to other physicians but is often the principal treating physician, providing care at various levels; such as treating the patient directly, prescribing medication, prescribing rehabilitative services, performing pain relieving procedures, counseling patients and families, directing a multidisciplinary team, coordinating care with other healthcare providers, and providing consultative services.
Education and Training
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine 2000
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine
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Dr. Kathy I-wen Wang DO's Expert Contributions
My back hurts when I sit down. Why?
If back pain is worse with sitting or standing still can likely related to discogenis pain (pain from degenerative disc). Sacroiliac joint dysfunction can also contribute to sitting pain. READ MORE
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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