Dr. Louis C. Saeger, M.D.

Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine

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7450 S. France Avenue Suite 240 Edina MN, 55435 Show map

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Dr. Louis C. Saeger is a medical doctor who specializes in Interventional medicine and pain management. He offers holistic treatment to patients with back, neck, shoulder and joint problems. As a compassionate doctor, Dr. Saeger takes great pride in alleviating chronic pain from patients in Edina, MN. Additionally, Dr. Louis C. Saeger handles nerve-related conditions. Dr. Saeger’s illustrious career started in the early 1990s, where he started to focus on diagnosing and treating spine-related pain. In 2003, Dr. Saeger founded the Interventional Division of Midwest Spine Institute. Eager to make positive strides in Interventional Medicine and Pain Management, Dr. Saeger partnered with Dr. Glenn Butterman on a research journey that was centered around spine biomechanics and performing clinical trials. His recent research includes a study on lower back pain, which he co-investigated with fellow doctors. As a founder member of Premier and Pain Management Clinics in Edina, Dr. Saeger (who doubles as the Clinic’s Director) utilizes modern technologies and holistic approaches when treating different pain disorders. Moreover, Dr. Saeger is passionate about counseling patients and offering treatment plans that can transform their lives. As a consultant, Dr. Saeger directs a multidisciplinary medical team, where he coordinates patient care programs. Over the years, Dr. Saeger has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills. In particular, he was involved in drafting chronic pain guidelines in the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement. Additionally, he works with the Minnesota Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, where he is a director. Other roles held by Dr. Saeger include representing the Minnesota Medical Association in the heath X-ray Safety Advisory Committee.

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University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Board Certification

American Board of Anesthesiology- Anesthesiology

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Spotlight Video | The Benefits of Spinal Cord Stimulation | Louis C. Saeger, MD, FIPP, FACPM
Louis C. Saeger, MD, FIPP, FACPM is a Pain Management Specialist at Premier Spine and Pain Clinics in Edina, MN.Dr. Louis C. Saeger is a pain management specialist who treats patients at Premier Spine and Pain Clinics in Edina, Minnesota. He is board-certified in both anesthesiology and pain...

Why do I have a chronic headache?
Without further information, it's not possible to answer this question. The quality and location of headache symptoms vary. Possible structural or vascular intracranial abnormalities may need to be ruled out with appropriate imaging studies. Cervicogenic headache can arise from sources in the cervical spine, and muscle tension patterns can cause headache, as can TMJ issues. Consultation with a headache specialist is necessary. READ MORE
Leg pain?
A lumbar MRI is indicated to determine if the cause is spinal stenosis. READ MORE
What causes nerve damage after an athletic injury?
Nerve damage after an athletic injury depends on the nature of the injury. A severe straining injury, for example of the ankle, can result from neuropraxia, or over-stretching of a nerve. Compression or entrapment of a peripheral nerve can arise in a variety of circumstances, when a nerve is anatomically "vulnerable" to sustained pressure or blunt trauma. Spinal nerve roots may be impinged or compressed if a spinal straining injury causes a disc herniation or other malalignment of the neck or low back. Identifying and reversing or relieving the offending source of nerve injury is important to prevent permanent damage, and appropriate imaging and/or electro-physiological tests are often needed. READ MORE
How long do damaged nerves take to heal?
It depends on what the damage amounts to. Some nerve injuries are permanent, while others are reversible with healing over time dependent on the nature and extent of damage. Recovery of normal nerve function can take anywhere from a few months to slow and sometimes incomplete recovery over two to three years. READ MORE
Long term narcotic use
Prunes, senna products may help. Oral naltrexone has been helpful for some READ MORE

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Areas of expertise and specialization

AnthesthesiologyInterventional Pain ManagementPain Medicine and Management Physician

Faculty Titles & Positions

Local, Regional, National, and International Public Speaking and Lecture -
Peer-Review Referee Interventional Division of Midwest Spine Institute -
Director at Large Minnesota Society of Interventional Pain Physicians -

Awards

American Top Physicians
Top Doctors in MN
Patients Choice Award 2014
Compassionate Doctor Recognition 2014
One Time Doctor Award 2014

Professional Memberships

North American Spine Society
North American Neuromodulation Society
World Institute of Pain
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

Fellowships

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center pain research

Fellowships

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Professional Society Memberships

North American Spine Society, the North American Neuromodulation Society, the World Institute of Pain, and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

Dr. Louis C. Saeger, M.D.'s Practice location

Premier Spine and Interventional Pain

7450 S. France Avenue Suite 240 -
Edina, MN 55435

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Dr. Louis C. Saeger, M.D. has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 17 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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Get to know Pain Management Specialist Dr. Louis C. Saeger, who serves patients in Minnesota’s Twin Cities Metro area.

A specialist in the field of Interventional Pain Management focused on treatment of painful spine, joint, and nerve conditions, Dr. Saeger is founder and Medical Director of Premier Spine & Pain Clinics in Edina, MN, where he offers a comfortably appointed suite with state of the art fluoroscopy and ultrasound for precision, image-guided procedures including diagnostic and therapeutic spine, nerve, and joint injections, radiofrequency neurotomy, spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulator trials, and regenerative medicine treatments. Minimally invasive surgery including sacroiliac joint fusion, spinal endoscopy, and indirect decompression for spinal stenosis are also offered at outpatient surgery centers in Minneapolis and Woodbury.

The doctor’s acclaimed career in medicine began after he earned his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. He entered private practice in 1986, after completing his residency in anesthesiology with the University of Washington, and a two-year NIH fellowship in pain research with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.

Since the early 1990s, Dr. Saeger has been increasingly focused on the diagnosis and treatment of spine-related pain. After moving to the Twin Cities area in 2003, he established the Interventional Division of Midwest Spine Institute, and has collaborated with Dr. Glenn Buttermann on studies of spinal biomechanics in an animal model for testing an artificial disc prototype. More recently, he has been a co-investigator on a study of epidural injection of amniotic fluid for low back pain, and is involved in other ongoing clinical trials.

Assuming a leadership role in Minnesota, Dr. Saeger served on the chronic pain guidelines working group of the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, and as past President and current Director at Large of the Minnesota Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. He also represents the Minnesota Medical Association on the Department of Health’s X-ray Safety Advisory Committee.

Dr. Saeger is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology, the American Board of Pain Medicine, is a Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) and a Fellow of the American College of Pain Medicine (FACPM), Dr. Saeger is a long-standing member of the International Spine Intervention Society (SIS), is an SIS clinical instructor, is SIS-certified in evidence-based medicine, and serves as a peer-review referee for the journal Pain Medicine. He is also an active member of the North American Spine Society, the North American Neuromodulation Society, the World Institute of Pain, and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

An authority in his field, Dr. Saeger has been honored with inclusion in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine’s “Top Doctors” issues for 2019, 2020 and 2021, and has been listed among “America’s Best Physicians” for several consecutive years, including 2021.