Bradley W. Wargo
Medical Practice in Ames, IA

Pain Medicine

Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection, Cervical Facet Joint Injection, Cervical Medial Branch Block, Discography, Epidural Injections, Epidural steroid injections, Facet Blocks, Facet Injection, Facet Joint Injections, Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection, Lumbar Facet Joint Injection, Lumbar Medial Branch Radiofrequency Neurotomy, Lumbar Selective Nerve Root Block, Nerve Blocks, Pain Management, Radiofrequency Nerve Ablation, Sacroiliac Joint Injection, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Spinal Injections, Trigger Point Injections

Arthritis, Back and Neck Pain, Back Pain, Cancer Pain, Chronic Pain & Chronic Pain Syndromes, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Degenerative Disc Disease (Herniated Disc), Facet Joint Pain, Headaches, Lumbar Disc Degeneration, Lumbar Herniated Discs, Lumbar Radiculopathy, Neck Pain, Pain Management, Sacroiliac Joint Pain, Sciatica, Spinal Stenosis, Spine (Back or Lumbar) Pain

Anesthesiology, Pain Management, Pain Medicine

Healthgrades Honor Roll, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians Patient Advocacy Award, 06/11/2012, Celiac Plexus and Splanchnic Nerve Blockade. In: Interventional Techniques in Chronic Non-Spinal Pain., 2008, Sympathetic Blocks. In: Pain Medicine & Interventional Pain Management: A Comprehensive Review., 2011, Chronic Pain Management: Cancer Pain. In: Wallace M, Staats PS, Eds. In: Pain Medicine & Management: Just the Facts., 2005, Manchikanti L, Malla Y, Wargo BW, Cash KA, Pampati V, Fellows B. Complications of Fluoroscopically Directed Facet Joint Nerve Blocks: A Prospective Evaluation of 7,500 Episodes with 43,000 Nerve Blocks. Pain Physician 2012; 15:E143-E150., 2012, Manchikanti L, Malla Y, Wargo BW, Fellows B. Infection Control Practices (Safe Injection and Medication Vial Utilization) for Interventional Techniques: Are They Based on Relative Risk Management or Evidence?, 2011, Manchikanti L, Cash KA, Pampati V, Wargo BW, Malla Y. The Effectiveness of Fluoroscopic Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Injections in Managing Chronic Cervical Disc Herniation and Radiculitis: Preliminary Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial., 2010, Manchikanti L, Cash KA, Pampati V, Wargo BW, Malla Y. Cervical Epidural Injections in Chronic Discogenic Neck Pain Without Disc Herniation or Radiculitis: Preliminary Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Trial., 2010, Manchikanti L, Malla Y, Wargo BW, Cash KA, McManus CD, Damron KS, Jackson SD, Pampati V, Fellows B. A Prospective Evaluation of Bleeding Risk of Interventional Techniques in Chronic Pain., 2011, Manchikanti L, Malla Y, Wargo BW, Fellows B. Preoperative Fasting Before Interventional Techniques: Is It Necessary or Evidence-Based?, 2011, Manchikanti L, Wargo BW, et al. American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines for Responsible Opioid Prescribing in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Part Two-Guidance., 2012, Manchikanti L, Wargo BW, et al. American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines for Responsible Opioid Prescribing in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Part One-Evidence Assessment., 2012, Falco FJE, Erhart S, Wargo BW, Bryce DA, Atluri S, Datta S, Hayek SM. Systematic Review of Diagnostic Utility and Therapeutic Effectiveness of Cervical Facet Joint Interventions., 2009, Manchikanti L, Malla Y, Wargo BW, Cash KA, Pampati V, Fellows B. A Prospective Evaluation of Complications of 10,000 Fluoroscopically Directed Epidural Injections., 2012, Manchikanti L, Malla Y, Wargo BW, Fellows B. Comparative Evaluation of the Accuracy of Benzodiazepine Testing in Chronic Pain Patients Utilizing Immunoassay with Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) of Urine Drug Testing., 2011, Manchikanti L, Malla Y, Wargo BW, Cash KA, Pampati V, Damron KS, McManus CD, Brandon DE. Protocol for Accuracy of Point of Care (POC) or In-Office Urine Drug Testing (Immunoassay) in Chronic Pain Patients: A Prospective Analysis of Immunoassay and Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectometry, 2010, Falco FJE, Manchikanti L, Datta S, Wargo BW, Geffert S, Bryce DA, Atluri S, Singh V, Benyamin RM, Sehgal N, Ward SP, Helm S, Gupta S, Boswell MV. Systematic Review of the Therapeutic Effectiveness of Cervical Facet Joint Interventions: An Update., 2012, Manchikanti L, Dunbar EE, Wargo BW, Shah RV, Derby R, Cohen SP. Systematic Review of Cervical Discography as a Diagnostic Test for Chronic Spinal Pain., 2009, Manchikanti L, Falco FJE, Benyamin RM, Caraway DL, Helm S, Wargo BW, Hansen H, Parr AT, Singh V, Hirsch JA. Assessment of Infection Control Practices for Interventional Techniques: A Best Evidence Synthesis of Safe Injection Practices and Use of Single-Dose Medication Vials., 2012

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As an Anesthesiologist, Fellowship trained and multiple Board Certified Pain Medicine Specialist, and President of the Iowa Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, I and my staff strive to provide the best possible care to my patients. Pain Medicine is a complicated medical specialty, where patients face many challenges. Our goal is heal pain when possible and manage pain as effectively as possible via multiple modalities, including opioid and non-opioid analgesics, injections, and surgery.