Medication is a first-wave treatment for pain. If you get a headache or sprain your ankle, for example, you might take ibuprofen or acetaminophen.
The usefulness of medication doesn’t go away if your pain persists. In fact, it might become even more important for managing your discomfort and improving your quality of life. Ideally, you’ll be able to find a medication-based treatment regimen that alleviates your pain with minimal side effects.
That’s not always how it goes, though. Sometimes, the medication doesn’t work as effectively as you need. Other times, the medication works, but the side effects outweigh the benefits.
That’s why Dr. Halina Snowball provides compounding. With this option, she formulates and creates medication just for you. This means she makes the medication in a way that’s designed to optimize the benefits while minimizing side effects.
Talk with Dr. Snowball at Integrated Pain Solutions in Stamford, Connecticut, to learn how she can tailor the medication you need to your body and specific pain.
Specifically, Dr. Snowball formulates and applies compounded medication to treat musculoskeletal pain. This kind of customized medication is particularly effective in addressing inflammation and injury that’s causing:
When compounding medication for musculoskeletal pain, Dr. Snowball combines pure, pharmaceutical-grade ingredients in a format that’s right for you. That could be an oral medication in a smaller pill size that’s easier for you to swallow. Or it could mean omitting ingredients that cause side effects for you (e.g., nausea).
Dr. Snowball can also use compounding to deliver what your specific issue needs. If you have inflammation-based joint pain, for example, she might compound a medication to simultaneously ease your inflammation while applying an analgesic (pain-relieving) effect.
Compounding is a highly effective option for addressing musculoskeletal pain, especially when other medication hasn’t worked as expected or has introduced unwelcome side effects. But you shouldn’t necessarily stop there. In many cases, people get optimal pain relief when combining compounding with other therapies.
Dr. Snowball tailors a treatment plan for you. She might recommend trigger point massage or physical therapy to support healing and improve mobility, for example.
Ultimately, if you’re living with musculoskeletal pain, Dr. Snowball works with you to find a treatment plan that alleviates your discomfort. That often means compounding medication that’s personalized to your needs paired with other supporting therapies. Her goal is to improve your daily life, and she partners with you to explore options until you find the combination that works for you.
To learn more about compounding and how this type of customized medication could relieve your pain, call our team at 203-293-0549 or request an appointment online today.
