About Jacobs Wellness Clinic
We are a well-established clinic that has been treating patients with medical interventions for over thirty years. Our focus has been the treatment of patients with chronic pain and accompanying conditions that has included generalized body pain, anxiety, and depression. Treatments are evolving for all these conditions and we pride ourselves in keeping up with these changes so that we can offer the best treatments to those people suffering with anxiety, depression and chronic pain.
Our Facilities
Jacobs Pain Centre is a modern centrally localized clinic with a convenient access to the whole of the GTA. We offer multiple approaches to the treatment of chronic pain, and we accept patients for consultation from all over Canada. Most of our medical services are covered by the provincial medical plans.
Referrals
A physician referral is necessary in order to be seen at the Jacobs Pain Centre
Initial Assessment
All services relating to interventional nerve blocks and medical management are covered by the Ontario health insurance plan.
Nerve Blocks
A nerve block is an anesthetic injection targeted toward a certain nerve or group of nerves to treat pain. The purpose of the injection is to “turn off” a pain signal coming from a specific location in the body. The effect of the nerve block lasts longer than the anesthetic action and the goal is to change pain conduction in the damaged nerve and to attempt to calm the nerve excitability for a prolonged period of time.
Medication Management
Medications may be considered in the management of chronic pain. Many categories of medications that assist to reduce pain and improve function include: Anti-inflammatories (e.g. Advil, Naproxen), antidepressants (e.g. Cymbalta), anticonvulsants (e.g. pregabalin, gabapentin), cannabinoids (e.g. Nabilone), and opiate analgesics (e.g. morphine).