Page 12 - Stuart Exposure - June '24

Page 12, Stuart Exposure

Stuart Chamber Happenings from page 11

Stuart/Martin County Chamber Trustees Gary and Kelly Guttveg, DreamWorks Companies
and DreamWorks Real Estate, along with their dedicated staff, welcomed members and Stuart/Martin County Chamber members and guests were in the Kentucky Derby spirit at the
guests to the Kentucky Derby themed Business After Hours they sponsored and hosted at May Business After Hours hosted and sponsored by DreamWorks Companies.
their beautiful and expansive Palm City showroom.

Matt Lewis (left) and Chris
Vaccaro, Congruity HR,
enjoyed the evening after
a long day at work at the
Stuart/Martin County
Chamber’s May Business
After Hours hosted and
sponsored by DreamWorks
Companies.

Stuart/Martin County Chamber F l ori da House
President/CEO Joe Catrambone Representative Toby
(left) thanked Director/Trustee Wayne Overdorf (left) and Stuart/
Filowitz, WRPB Studios (center) and Martin County Chamber
Steve Harrington, Bowington Events Trustee Dr. Robert
for their chamber involvement McLaughlin, Access 365
during the May Business After Hours Urgent Care/Back in Action,
at DreamWorks Companies. talked politics while waiting
for the feature presentation
at the Aviation Luncheon, Stuart/Martin County Chamber members and guests enjoyed delicious Greek cuisine while
held on May 8 at Monarch celebrating the Grand Opening ribbon cutting of Pylos Greek Kuzina, located at 3290 S.W.
Country Club. Martin Downs Boulevard, Palm City on May 9.

Paid Advertisement
SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH CARE

Chronic pain sufferers find welcomed

relief through pain management.

By Valerie Staggs
When Dr. Nathaniel Drourr started his and depression specifically is exceed-
career as a pain management physician 26 ingly common in people with chronic
years ago, the specialty was a new concept pain,” says Drourr. He encourages pa-
in the medical field. While the idea of a tients to be advocates for themselves. “You
physician solely dedicated to helping treat have every right to ask your doctor for
patients with chronic pain might have another opinion. If you’re not happy with
seemed unusual back then, today physi- where you are, ask for a referral or make an
cians like Drourr are bringing welcomed appointment yourself.”
relief to patients who have often given up
hope that they will ever be pain-free.

“Usually by the time patients get to us
they have tried a fair amount of things,”
says Drourr, who has been practicing at
Jupiter Medical Center for his entire ca-
reer. “Many have been to surgeons, they
have tried physical therapy, they’ve “Patients come to us for a whole list of rea- way to treat many different conditions
sometimes done pretty significant pain sons. The most common is back pain and is through multiple different avenues,”
medication. We’re that next step after a leg pain or sciatica type pain, but patients says Drourr. “However, we always like to
lot of the common treatments fail.” can also have neck or arm pain, shingles start with non-invasive therapies first.”
type pain or pain related to cancer.” Non-invasive therapies can include hot/
Chronic pain is defined as pain that no cold therapy, anti-inflammatory medica-
longer serves a useful purpose. Drourr uses Pain management physicians see new pa- tions, physical therapy, massage therapy,
the analogy of burning your hand to ex- tients at an initial consultation where they chiropractic care and TENS unit, a mild
plain. “If you stick your hand near a flame are asked in-depth questions about their electrical nerve stimulation technique. If
and it burns, you pull your hand away for pain. Typical questions touch on where non-invasive treatments alone do not stem
good reason. Once that burn heals and the the pain is located, what makes it better the pain, pain medication therapies and
initial pain goes away, any pain you have or worse and what treatments the patient injection therapies may be added to the
past that normal time is chronic pain.” has already tried. A physical examination treatment plan. Surgery and spinal cord
is also conducted. The goal in the initial stimulators can also be a consideration for Nathaniel Drourr, MD.
Patients are often referred to a pain man- consultation is to develop a treatment some conditions.
agement physician by a primary care doc- plan to address each patient’s specific type
tor or another physician such as a surgeon of pain. Left untreated, chronic pain can cause a For more information about pain
or orthopedic specialist. Some, like Dro- host of other health problems. “Psycho- management treatment, visit:
urr, also accept self-referrals from patients A wide range of options are explored in logically, how they feel about them- jupitermed.com/services/
directly. developing each treatment plan. “The best selves, how they interact with others, pain-management
Paid Advertisement