Dr. Karen Nelson, MD is a pain medicine specialist in Missoula, MT and has been practicing for 23 years. She graduated from Univ Of Tx Med Sch At San Antonio in 1995 and specializes in pain medicine.
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- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
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Top Care Areas
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Bursitis
normal
more than 82% of peers
Migraine
normal
more than 75% of peers
Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
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more than 67% of peers
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1 Specialties
- Pain Medicine
2 Board Certifications
- Pain MedicineAccredited by: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation*
- Physical Medicine & RehabilitationAccredited by: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation*
46 Conditions Treated
- All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Back Pain
- Benign Chronic Pain Syndrome
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Bursitis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cervical Spine Myelopathy
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
- Fibromyalgia
- Fracture
- Gait Abnormality
- Headache
- Herniated Disc
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Knee Disorders
- Low Back Pain
- Migraine
- Myelopathy
- Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
- Osteoarthritis of Hip
- Osteoarthritis of Knee
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sacrum Disorders
- Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformities
- Spine Disorders
- Spine Fractures, Traumatic
- Spondylitis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Upper Back Pain
Less
4 Procedures
- Joint Drainage
- Non-Cosmetic Chemodenervation
- Steroid Injection
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
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0 Sanctions
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0 Board Actions
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Education
- Univ Of Tx Med Sch At San AntonioMedical School | Graduated 1995
- University Of Va Med CenterResidency Hospital | Completed
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
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Languages Spoken
- English
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