Fabian Ramos,
M.D.
100 3rd Avenue West
Suite 110, Bradenton, FL
5741 Bee Ridge Road
Suite 550, Sarasota, FL
941.708.9555
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Since Dr. Fabian Ramos established the Ramos
Center for Interventional and Functional Pain
Medicine in 1999, he has been known for
offering the latest advancements and multiple
modalities for providing his patients with
relief from chronic pain. Dr. Ramos now has
new hope for patients with debilitating pain in
their lower backs, legs, necks and arms with a
new generation of high-frequency spinal cord
stimulation. The 10 kHZ High-Frequency Spinal
Cord Stimulator helps patients with persistent
pain despite previous surgeries, complex
regional pain syndrome, previously known as
RSD, and chronic compression of the nerve
roots, among others.
“This is greatly improved compared to previous technology with
10,000 hertz versus older stimulators with very low frequency,
which could cause sleep disturbances or issues while driving,”
Dr. Ramos said. “These potential side effects are eliminated with
this new device, and outcomes are much better. Current ongoing
studies are also showing the device has great results for patients
with chronic abdominal pain from conditions such as adhesions
following surgery or gastroparesis and for chronic visceral pain.”
The stimulator works by blocking nerve signals from reaching the
sensory cortex in the brain, eliminating or greatly reducing pain
sensations. Implantation of the device, including for the initial
one-week trial and permanent placement, are done minimallyinvasively
on an outpatient basis.
Dr. Ramos is one of the first board certified specialists in the
U.S. to be recognized by the prestigious World Institute of Pain,
and he is triple board certified in anesthesiology, pain medicine
and interventional pain medicine. At his Sarasota and Bradenton
locations (and soon Venice) all insurance is accepted, and he offers
a wide range of leading edge and minimally invasive treatments
along with medical management for pain. These include pain
management for cancer patients such as pain pumps and targeted
radiofrequency ablation of metastatic spinal tumors. He also
treats pain from vertebral fractures as well as offering pumps
for generalized spasticity for patients with traumatic brain injury
and multiple sclerosis among other conditions. A variety of nerve
blocks and injections provide relief from nerve, spinal, joint and
muscle pain. Patients also have access to physical therapy, clinical
hypnotherapy, and behavioral health support.
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