Registration

• Registration for the Pain Management Center is located in the Ambulatory Surgery Center adjacent to the main lobby in The Doctors Building 2.
• The Pain Management Center is directly accessible from the lobby elevator. For convenient access, there is designated parking for patients in The Doctors Building 2 parking lot.

Treatment Advances

• Fluoroscopic capabilities have been greatly advanced, often allowing for quicker decisions on treatment options and more timely evaluations of the chosen treatment plan. The expanded services also include evaluation and placement of implanted intrathecal pain pumps. The Olathe Medical Center Pain Management Center will continue its spinal cord stimulator/dorsal column stimulator evaluation and placement.
• Patients are seen and evaluated for ablative procedures. These procedures permanently disrupt the nerve and allow many patients suffering from chronic pain to resume a normal and active lifestyle. In cancer patients, these procedures often allow terminal patients to be in relative comfort without debilitating pain.
• The Pain Management Center (PMC) has added Radiofrequency Ablations to the services provided in the PMC. RF Ablation is a treatment for chronic pain. It involves placing a needle at the correct site associated with the pain and transmitting a small radiofrequency current to disrupt the specific nerve sending pain signals to the brain. Pain relief usually lasts for 3-12 months and the procedure can be repeated if necessary.

Pain Management Specialists

• Olathe Medical Center’s Pain Management Center allows our doctors and nurses to remain at the forefront of current and future treatment in chronic pain states. “Our goal is to provide the highest quality of care to our entire patient population in the most efficient and professional manner possible,” stated Michael L. Spradlin, M.D., Medical Director of the Pain Management Center.
• Joseph E. Danda, M.D., who is board certified in pain management and anesthesia, leads a team of anesthesiologists to develop a care plan for patients suffering from chronic pain.
• To see all of our Pain Management Center Physicians, visit our Physician Directory