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If you are really living you should hurt a little bit with aches and pains, but what if it is more than that? Unfortunately, we all know someone or maybe you may be suffering from chronic pain. Today, Dr. Tania Faruque, Medical Director of Palomar Spine and Pain, joins us in the conversation on pain management. We will talk about what exactly pain management is, who needs pain management, and how to recognize when you may need management.\\xa0

Dr. Tania Faruque, M.D.
Medical Director Palomar Spine and Pain

Tania Faruque, MD, is the Medical Director of Palomar Spine & Pain. She is a double board certified interventional pain management specialist and anesthesiologist. Dr. Faruque has extensive training and experience using a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of chronic pain. Her journey into pain medicine started with residency training at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, where she worked with patients in the Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program. The highly recognized multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program treats the most complex chronic pain patients using a biopsychosocial framework. Dr. Faruque learned how to treat patients effectively to help recover their function and avoid invasive treatments. Dr. Faruque broke barriers by becoming the first female and only pain management fellow at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Being one of the few female pain physicians in San Diego county, she is a powerful advocate for women\\u2019s health. Dr. Faruque holds the distinction of being appointed physician leader of a comprehensive pain program. The program treated chronic pain patients with interventional management, physical therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and biofeedback/relaxation training. Other innovative treatments used were assertiveness training, expressive writing, mindfulness, and relapse prevention. Dr. Faruque believes her most important role is being a patient\\u2019s advocate. Through assessment and careful diagnoses, she provides the physical, emotional, and social interventions needed to achieve optimum total health. Dr. Faruque combines a multimodal treatment plan using evidence-based treatments, rehabilitative approaches, and interventional pain procedures including spinal injections, joint injections, neuromodulation therapies, and regenerative medicine procedures. Dr. Faruque grew up in the Midwest. She completed her training in Los Angeles and decided to settle down in Southern California after meeting her husband. Her hobbies include cross country road trips, treasure hunting, playing violin, fiction writing, and sports like tennis and boxing. Dr. Faruque\\u2019s philosophy is \\u201cI tailor my approach to each patient individually and we can come up with a plan together on how best to treat the mind and body.\\u201d\\xa0