Searching for Non-Opioid pain management in Maryland? Interested in exploring alternative pain management treatments in Maryland? Lifestream Health Center has locations throughout Maryland in the Bowie, Baltimore, Glen Burnie area. There are millions of people who suffer from acute and/or chronic pain and need alternative choices to opioid painkillers to help them cope and heal. Perhaps you have never heard of Opioids or why someone would seek out alternatives for opioid pain relievers. Opioids are a type of pain reliever made from the opium poppy plant that prevents pain signals from reaching the brain. They are frequently prescribed for chronic pain. While they are effective, these drugs are highly addictive.

Opioids temporarily relieve pain but also produce a sense of euphoria which stimulate the pleasure centers in the brain. When opioids are used repeatedly for an extended period of time, such as for chronic pain, the brain builds up a tolerance to the drug and increased doses are needed to continue to receive the same effects. When used for a long period of time it will also begin to slow down the brain’s natural production of pleasure chemicals which then can result in additional prescription medications. When one decides to end the use of opioids it can lead to withdrawal symptoms including anxiety and or depression as well as debilitating physical symptoms such as tremors, diarrhoea, and muscle cramps. Some may then continue using the drug to avoid the negative cycle. This is the start of the merry go round that leads to addiction.

At Lifestream Health Center, we offer a variety of alternative options for managing your pain or discomfort. We have an amazing team of highly trained pain management specialists to help our patients to solve their acute and chronic pain problems. We recognize the value of personalized treatment plans, as all patients are not the same therefore treat our patients as individuals. Our patients enjoy individualized, attentive, and thorough care. Some pain management clinics are simply recommending Medical Marijuana.  We also prescribe Medical Marijuana as well as connecting with physicians specializing in Ketamine Therapy or Psychedelic Assisted Therapy if we feel that is the best route for our individual patients’ needs.

Once you call our friendly staff for an appointment, they will help you to make a timely appointment that fits your schedule.  Our staff will take the time to answer your questions and provide you with all the necessary information that you will need prior to your initial appointment.  At our pain management clinic in Bowie, we promote several different treatment plans that will best serve our patients. We seek to incorporate evidence-based and outcome-oriented research in all of our treatment decisions, bringing forth the latest in technology, techniques, treatments, and procedures to best help our patients to recover.

We want you to get back to life as usual before the pain or discomfort began. Your confidential treatment will be our absolute best effort to change your life for the better!  If you would like to make an appointment to be seen by our pain management specialists in the Bowie, Baltimore, or Glen Burnie, MD Area, please reach out to our staff for appointments and more information.