Prairie Lakes Nurse Anesthetist Completes Pain Management Fellowship
Austin Dale, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and Director of Anesthesia at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System recently completed his Fellowship in Advanced Pain Management through Texas Christian University. He will be offering new pain management services available to patients through the Pain Science Center at Prairie Lakes Specialty Clinic.
Austin has been with Prairie Lakes for eight years and has three years of experience in nerve and injection related procedures for acute surgical pain. The goal of the fellowship program that Austin completed is to approach pain management holistically by addressing the treatment of pain in ways that ultimately seek to restore normal well-being.
“Years ago, I realized the value that appropriate treatment of patient’s perioperative pain was essential for their recovery,” said Austin. “I sought after the additional Pain Management Fellowship to try and assist those individuals that also suffer from acute and chronic pain. My goal is to provide an additional avenue for patients within our community to seek personalized care for their pain.”
Austin will function within the Pain Science Center to evaluate and treat patients with ongoing pain by offering procedural and medication management, including injections and nerve blocks, for a variety of pain conditions.
“Pain is very individualized and can be debilitating,” added Austin. “Through a comprehensive approach with multiple different entities, my goal will be to assist individuals at getting back to their normal activities of daily life.”
Those who have been experiencing aches and pains for longer than a few months may benefit from seeing Austin Dale, CRNA and Eric Fjeldheim, DPT at the Pain Science Center for multidisciplinary care in the treatment of their pain.
Appointments with Austin Dale can be made with a referral from a physician. For questions and more information, call the Pain Science Center at 605-882-7700 or visit www.prairielakes.com/painsciencecenter.