
Dr. Kit Sanford Mays MD
Pain Management Specialist | Interventional Pain Medicine
55 Humphreys Center Drive Suite 200 Memphis TN, 38120About
Dr. Kit Mays practices Pain Medicine in Memphis, TN. Pain medicine is concerned with the prevention of pain, and the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients experiencing pain. Pain medicine physicians use a broad-based approach to treat all pain disorders, ranging from pain as a symptom of disease to pain as the primary disease. Dr. Mays serves as a consultant to other physicians but is often the principal treating physician, providing care at various levels; such as treating the patient directly, prescribing medication, prescribing rehabilitative services, performing pain relieving procedures, counseling patients and families, directing a multidisciplinary team, coordinating care with other healthcare providers, and providing consultative services.
Education and Training
Univ of Tn, Memphis, Coll of Med, Memphis Tn 1972
Georgetown University in Washington DC 1972
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Peak B endorphin concentration in cerebrospinal fluid: reduced in chronic pain patients and increased during the placebo response.
- Contralateral spread of local anaesthetic solutions.
- Failure to recognize decrease in hyperpathia as pain relief.
- Relief of postlaminectomy syndrome in selected patients by injection of autogenous cerebrospinal fluid.
- Intravenous 2-chloroprocaine in treatment of chronic pain.
Treatments
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Neuropathy
- Sciatica
- Pinched Nerve
- Pain
- Tendonitis
- Opiate Dependence
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
Dr. Kit Sanford Mays MD's Practice location
Practice At 55 Humphreys Center Drive Suite 200 Pain Clinic Associates Pc
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Michael Edward Steuer M.D.122 Airways Pl Southaven MS 38671
- Dr. Dennis Dewayne Mccoy M.D7601 Southcrest Pkwy Southaven MS 38671
- Dr. Michael Douglas Hellman M.D.336 Poplar View Pkwy Collierville TN 38017
- Dr. Moacir Schnapp MD55 Humphreys Center Drive Memphis TN 38120
- Dr. Steven Thomas Richey M.D.122 Airways Pl Southaven MS 38671
- Dr. Roger S Cicala MD6325 Humphreys Blvd Memphis TN 38120
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5959 PARK AVE MEMPHIS TN 38119