Dr. Michael Port was invited to be a guest editor of the Pain Management Special Edition of Outpatient Surgery. As guest editor, he wrote an article where he discussed the benefits of regional anesthesia and how best to communicate those benefits to the patient.
"Slow down and take the time to gain the patient's trust, hold their hand and ask the extra questions that will help you discover the true causes of their discomfort."
Dr. Michael Port in Outpatient Surgery
Read Dr. Port's full article "Clued in to Controlling Pain."
Fellow DISC physician Dr. Puja Shah was quoted in a different article within the same edition of Outpatient Surgery.
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discmdgroup DISC Sports & Spine Center (DISC) is a national leader in minimally invasive spine surgery, orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine care. Our spine surgeons set the standard in artificial disc replacement, spine fusion, discectomy, microdiscectomy and the full spectrum of spine procedures. The group’s orthopedic surgeons advance the state of joint preservation surgery and total joint replacement, including total knee replacement as well as total hip replacement. Our flagship surgery centers based in Newport Beach, Marina del Rey, and Carlsbad serve patients local to Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, as well as the rest of the country. Read more articles by discmdgroup.
