Optim Health System Provides New Treatment Option for Patients Suffering from Chronic Pain
Optim Health System is pleased to announce it has been recognized as a “Sense Center,” for providing stateof- the-art therapies for patients suffering from chronic pain utilizing the Evoke System, the first and only smart spinal cord stimulator that has been proven to significantly reduce chronic pain and improve patients’ overall quality of life. Like your home’s smart thermostat that maintains the targeted temperature you set regardless of the temperature outside, this revolutionary therapy is unique in that it can continuously listen to the body’s needs and automatically adjust treatment to provide consistent and enduring pain relief.
While spinal cord stimulation has been around for more than 50 years, the Evoke System is the first and only device that can measure the spinal cord’s response to stimulation, which is unique to every patient, and deliver the precisely needed amount of stimulation therapy. The Evoke System can adjust therapy 4 plus million times a day to account for a patient’s activity level and physiologic changes throughout the day. Patients are now able to have confidence that better times are ahead, and that chronic pain doesn’t have to define how life is lived.
“As more patients are seeking the best ways to improve their lives from debilitating chronic pain, it is exciting to offer a disruptive spinal cord stimulation therapy with the Evoke System,” said Joseph Hegarty, MD, an interventional pain management doctor at Optim Pain Management, part of Optim Health System with clinics in Savannah and Vidalia. “Chronic pain is a dynamic disease, so to be able to offer my patients a therapy proven to provide enduring pain relief and improve outcomes beyond pain relief like improved quality of life, function, sleep, and mood is game-changing. Patients can now confidently focus more on living life and not worry about pain knowing their therapy is designed to automatically deliver an optimal therapeutic dose', the Doctor added. Optim Pain Management delivers patient- centered interventional care for acute and chronic pain, offering advanced, minimally invasive treatments to improve function, reduce pain. Clinics are located in Savannah, Rincon, Statesboro, Baxley, Claxton, Dublin, Hinesville, Sandersville, Vidalia, Sylvania, and Reidsville.
If you are interested in learning more about the Evoke System and want to see if this device is right for you, call to make an appointment with Dr. Hegart at 912-721-2262 or visit www.optimhealthsystem. com.
About Optim Health System Optim Health System is a patient-focused healthcare system serving communities across Southeast Georgia. The system includes two hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, specialty and primary care clinics, and a wide range of services including orthopedics, neurosurgery, interventional pain management, ear, nose and throat, primary care, sports medicine, and workplace health solutions through the Optim Impact program.
The system is anchored by Optim Medical Center-Tattnall, a physician-owned specialty hospital, and Optim Medical Center-Screven, a critical access hospital. Optim Medical Center-Tattnall is accredited as an Orthopedic Center of Excellence and certified as a Center of Excellence for Hip and Knee Replacement, Shoulder Surgery, and Spine Surgery.
With a focus on clinical excellence, advanced technology, and coordinated care, Optim Health System works to improve access, enhance outcomes, and enrich life through care and partnership. Learn more at optimhealthsystem.com.
