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"Our physicians have the ability to develop various types of treatments and incorporate them into the practice in a more encompassing way," Dr. Durkin says. "This isn't to say we jump on every new procedure that comes our way. If we are unsure about a new technology or procedure, we wait to see whether anything can be improved upon. However, if there is a modality we are excited about and that we feel can really benefit patients, we are readily able to bring that to fruition within our practice. We don't have to wait." In addition, as an independent practice, the Pain Institute of Long Island partners with area community hospita ls, enabling their providers to perform surgeries throughout the region. This helps provide the flexibility to bring new treatments to the community and to make sure each patient can access the physician with the most appropriate skill set. "Each of our pain management physicians specializes in certain techniques," Dr. Durkin says. "No one performs everything. Therefore, we make sure the patient gets to the physician within the practice who is going to give the outcomes desired. The overarching goal of our practice is to always make sure we are improving the pain level and quality of life for our patients." OVERCOMING THE MISCONCEPTIONS OF PAIN MANAGEMENT For many years, there has been a misconcep- tion that pain management primarily involves the prescription of opioid medications. The focus of the Pain Institute of Long Island is to identify each patient's true source of pain and to eliminate or minimize the use of medica- tions like opioids, as long-term opioid use has proven to be an unsuccessful form of treatment. "The Pain Institute of Long Island utilizes a number of leading-edge techniques, which give our world-class pain management specialists the ability to perform numerous treatments for patients who are in chronic pain," says Dr. Durkin. "Our goal is to work in conjunction with other physicians in our area to help pro- duce the end result that physicians and patients are striving for in terms of pain management." n For information about the Pain Institute of Long Island, visit paininstituteli.com. Find a Physician at the Pain Institute of Long Island 635 Belle Terre Road, Suite 209 Port Jefferson, NY 11777 + Brian Durkin, DO, D.ABA, Medical Director + Samuel Brown, DO + Ross Lipton, MD 300 Old Country Road, Suite 1 Riverhead, NY 11901 + Peter Lascarides, DO 77 North Centre Ave., Suite 202 Rockville Centre, NY 11570 + Robert Iadevaio, MD, D.ABA + Neil Kirschen, MD, D.ABA + Steven Pinksy, MD, D.ABA 205 Froehlich Farm Blvd. Woodbury, NY 11797 + Jason Kreiner, MD, D.ABA Dr. Durkin and Dr. Iadevaio discussing the latest leading-edge technologies Samuel Brown, DO, and Peter Lascarides, DO, confer on the best treatment plan for a patient. 1 0❱❱❱❱❱ C O V E R F E A T U R E