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DR. CHANG

Raised in southern California, Dr. Chang attended medical school at Loma Linda University and completed his Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at the University of California, Irvine. He also completed a Pain Management fellowship at Loma Linda University.  Dr. Chang is double board certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as well as Pain Medicine. He has been with Pain Care, LLC since 2013 and his specialty is very personal for him.

A Personal Connection

“My grandmother had pancreatic cancer,” he explains, “and she underwent a very complicated surgery at Irvine while I was in medical school, so I was very aware of her condition and her options. She had a tremendous amount of pain and managing it became a major part of her treatment plan. Her experience definitely influenced my interest in pursuing this line of research and field of practice.”

A Passion for Giving Back

Dr. Chang has a sincere passion for giving back. He has participated in mission trips to Lima, Peru, Fiji, and South Korea, where he served the communities by teaching English and by assisting in local medical clinics.

Volunteering is something Dr. Chang regularly enjoys doing. He believes it is an integral part of serving the community around him. 

A Focused Approach

Dr. Chang’s specialties include minimally invasive spinal surgeries, spinal cord stimulation, discography, radio-frequency neurotomy, spasticity management, and all types of pain injections.

Treating injuries & disorders

He treats patients for a variety of occupational and sports injuries as well as back, neck, nerve, and musculoskeletal disorders.

He is extremely interested in multi-disciplinary approaches to pain management and serves as co-investigator for two ongoing studies on spinal cord stimulation.

Equipped to provide the best

Dr. Chang participates in cutting-edge research with spinal cord stimulation and is currently involved with clinical research studies at this time treating peripheral neuropathy.

He also can provide the latest innovative Regenerative Medicine treatments with PRP and stem cells.

Dr. Chang is one of the few physicians trained to treat lumbar spinal stenosis with the Superion device and complex regional pain syndrome with dorsal root ganglion stimulation from Abbot.

Multi-disciplinary practice

As a practice, Dr. Chang is very focused on a multi-disciplinary approach. His clinic offers a wide range of treatment options for a number of conditions and they refer out to other specialties including psychotherapists and surgeons, when appropriate.

“There’s a myth that pain management is largely a matter of handing out pills. In fact, we use a wide range of different and specialized procedures based on the origin, type, and extent of pain.  We take into account the patient’s medical history, lifestyle, and their overall health goal. Treatment is very personalized and our goal is not to medicate the patient so that he or she doesn’t notice the pain, but to find and treat the source.”

Recent Publications

Dr. Chang often participates in publications to help educate patients.

He believes treatment is very personalized and his goal is not to medicate the patient so that he or she doesn’t notice the pain, but to find and treat the source.

Pain Management Beyond Medication

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