Interventional Pain Doctor
Dr. Kenneth Q. Wu is an Interventional Pain Doctor in Chicago, IL
with special training and skill in relieving, reducing, or managing pain and improving a patient's overall quality of life through minimally invasive techniques.
As an Interventional Pain Doctor, Kenneth Q. Wu, MD performs
physical exams and scans, assessments, and treatments for short and long term pain. Interventional Pain Medicine is
the study, assessment, diagnosis and treatment or management of chronic pain. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Interventional Pain Doctors include sciatica, herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and whiplash.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Interventional Pain Doctors
include discography, epidural injections, nerve, root, and medial branch blocks, facet joint injections, pulsed radiofrequency neurotomy (PRFN), rhizotomy, spinal cord stimulation, intrathecal pumps, and percutaneous discectomy/nucleoplasty.
Interventional Pain Medicine is the discipline of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of pain and related disorders principally with the application of interventional techniques in managing subacute, chronic, persistent, and intractable pain, independently or in conjunction with other modalities of treatment.
Interventional Pain Doctors in Chicago, IL
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Doctor
Public health and general preventive medicine focuses on promoting health, preventing disease, and managing the health of communities and defined populations. These practitioners combine population-based public health skills with knowledge of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention-oriented clinical practice in a wide variety of settings.
Public Health General Preventive Medicine Doctors in Chicago, IL
Anesthesiologist
Dr. Kenneth Q. Wu is an Anesthesiologist in Chicago, IL
with special training and skill in safely delivering acute and chronic pain relief through numbing and sedation.
As an Anesthesiologist, Kenneth Q. Wu, MD performs
general anesthesia and regional anesthetics. Anesthesiology is
the field of medicine that controls pain during invasive procedures. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Anesthesiologists include sports injuries, musculoskeletal pain, labor, and surgery.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Anesthesiologists
include pre-procedure evaluations, anesthesia delivery, patient monitoring, and recovery assistance.
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
Anesthesiologists in Chicago, IL
Addiction Medicine Anesthesiologist
Dr. Kenneth Q. Wu is an Addiction Medicine Anesthesiologist in Chicago, IL
with special training and skill in treating opioid addiction while patients are under sedation.
As an Addiction Medicine Anesthesiologist, Kenneth Q. Wu, MD performs
anesthesia-assisted rapid opioid detox (AAROD). Addiction Medicine Anesthesiology is
delivered for quick and comfortable withdrawal. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Addiction Medicine Anesthesiologists include addiction to opioids like oxycodone, morphine, and heroin.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Addiction Medicine Anesthesiologists
include delivering anesthesia, applying the opioid antagonist naloxone, and monitoring patients when they wake.
An anesthesiologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of addictions.
Addiction Medicine Anesthesiologists in Chicago, IL
