Welcome

Our Philosophy
Dr. Ruth Anderson, Desert Pain Specialists, is committed to the complete non-surgical and minimally invasive management of pain syndromes. Our goal is to increase your daily activities and enhance the quality of your life. We will provide an evaluation, a diagnosis and treatment plan in which you, as the patient, are an active participant.

Our philosophy follows:
• Devote necessary time to listen to our patients

• Provide a caring approach to the management of each patient's pain

• Develop a personalized treatment plan for each patient based on their unique pain disease and their goals for their treatment

• Educate each patient about their condition, treatment, options and progress

• Ensure that all procedures required are performed with the patients comfort and safety the top priority

• Utilize alternative forms of treatment to ensure that each patients pain is optimally treated

• Support referring health care providers in the care of their patients

On your first visit with Dr. Ruth Anderson, you will undergo a comprehensive exam including a complete history of your pain problem, a physical exam, a review of any lab studies, X-rays, MRI's etc. A treatment plan will be developed for you based on your pain complaint and the results of your exam and studies. The plan may include medications, injections, physical therapy and other treatment modalities or combinations. Dr. Anderson will make the best recommendations for your care, but you are the final decision-maker and involved in every step of the process.

GET MOVING!
Live Better, Live Longer.
by Ruth Anderson, MD

GET MOVING! Live Better, Live Longer combines Dr. Anderson's masters in exercise physiology, medical training and her years of experience teaching exercise and dance. It is a medically based guide to using exercise to combat disease with a chapter that focuses on low back pain.

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