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The Physician Partners of America Pain Relief Group located in Merritt Island, Florida understands just how challenging life can be for patients dealing with chronic pain. For many patients, chronic pain has multiple causes, and each cause requires a specific treatment.
Treatment may involve a mixture of psychological help and physical therapy. Our goal has been and will always be to establish a good relationship between ourselves and our patients. A strong relationship is the basis for free and open communication, which is a key aspect of long-term pain management.
Our Pain Management Doctor
AnthonyGuarino, MD
450 East Merritt Island Causeway, Suite 200, Merritt Island FL 32952
761.27 miles- Pain Management
We Care About You
We understand that treating chronic pain is not a one-size-fits-all thing. The treatment must be tailored to each patient. Effective pain management has two aspects to it. First, there is the addressing, or interrupting of, the processes that are causing pain. Second, there is the modulation of the pain response.
A pain management treatment program that has realistic goals can produce long-term positive effects. Our goal is to help our clients restore normal body function, minimize their disability, improve their quality of life, wean them away from the use of medication, and prevent a relapse into chronic symptoms.
By perfectly balancing psychological interventions with physical therapy as well as occupational therapy, we are able to create a program that has a higher level of effectiveness than other programs. We understand that our clients do not deal with their pain in a vacuum, nor will their recovery take place in a vacuum. For this reason, we include our patient’s family members in different aspects of the recovery process.
In most cases, our Merritt Island, Florida patients do not require hospitalization but are able to receive treatment on an outpatient basis.
Living a normal life after dealing with chronic pain is possible. We have seen countless success stories that have proven the truthfulness of this. Our pain relief group is dedicated to working hand-in-hand with you to make this goal a reality.
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41 Reviews
Feb 28, 2020
I had been in pain a couple of days. The pain had got worse and now I'm in extreme pain. I couldn't even stand at the kitchen sink without being in extreme pain. I called the office spoke with Tracy,she advised me too get into the office as soon as possible Dr. Guarino only works a half a day. So I arrived at 11.30 am they took me straight back, put me in a room took my vitals and told me Dr. Guarino would be in. As Tracy left the room, Dr. Guarino came in asked me how I was doing? I advised him I was in extreme pain, it felt like someone is was pulling my spine out. I had the pain pump put in unfortunately it had to be removed due to an infection. He looked at the surgical site he said it looked good, there was area that was still opened he said he's going to have one of his assistants too clean the area and come back in a week. He prescriped cipro to make sure that an infection wasn't trying too settle in. He also prescribed some valium too calm the spasms . I pray in a week everything is ok. I want my pain pump back. You don't realize how it's starting too work until it gone. I'd like tooThank Dr.Guarino and Tracy for doing a wonderful job taking care of me today in short notice. I'm forever thankful. I go back in a week too see if this flare is has settled down and to see when they can put the pain pump can be put back in. Keep up the awesome work.
Feb 15, 2020
As always my visit was helpful from the front desk to the visit with the kind nurse and then dr guardino who listens and seems to really care about all my complaints. Thank you all. I truly feel I have a great team that will help me get through this rough time.
Feb 8, 2020
Very well run and excellent wait times. Dr Guarino has helped me with a combination of alternative methods to address my chronic pain. Dr Guarino and support staff headed by Traci take the time to cover all aspects of my pain and help me surpress my chronic pain which can be overwhelming at times which allows me to complete my daily tasks uninterrupted. The entire staff makes their patients me at least feel very at ease. I highly recommend Dr. Guarino and staff to anyone that has to live with chronic pain everyday as i do. I trust them all very much!
Feb 2, 2020
Dr was AN HOUR AND A QUARTER LATE. Appt was at 9 am, saw him at 10:15 am. Otherwise fine— and the staff, especially Tracy, is great!
Jan 30, 2020
by far the best doctors office that I’ve been too The staff is great The doctors are amazing
Jan 10, 2020
Professionalism and understanding your needs is what you'll expect from this pain management clinic in Merritt Island. From the initial office visit to the actual procedure, Dr. Fernandez and his staff were able to help me with my back issues. The facility was spotless and every staff member was trained to help you with your problem. They answered every one of my questions in detail. Dr. Fernandez should be proud with his staff from the RN's, to the office staff to the anesthesiologist and his staff. It was quick, painless and in and out in under an hour and a half. BTW, in recovery ask for the peanut butter crackers, they were the bomb!!!
Jan 6, 2020
Friendly and understanding. Takes their time and wan never rushed
Jan 6, 2020
I really like how the staff is courteous and the doctor wants to address and fix the problem(s). I also really liked how quick and easy the cortisone injection was - the nurses, anesthesiologist, and the doctor were great! I was awake for the procedure and it didn’t hurt at all! Thank you guys so much!
Dec 28, 2019
The first 6 months seeing Dr Sheldon Cho were wonderful he is a very caring and compassionate Dr who took the time to fully evaluate my conditions. I came from a previous pain management Dr who retired at age 73. After 6 months I was told that there would be a new Dr when I returned in 3 months to get refills. I wasn't told who it would be even after asking. Ended up being Anthony Gaurino he is the worst mannered Dr I have ever visited in the 20+years of dealing with my conditions. He cut my dose in half and told me he was going to get me of Opiates. Why change what works best for you? Is all I could think about. For 25$ a month I can wake up and work and function with a great quality of life. Instead he wanted to operate and even told me to marry anyone if my fiance and I were not going to marry just so I could get insurance. Do your research you will see Anthony Gaurino collected a quarter million dollars from big Pharma companies over a 6 month period pushing way worse opiates than I was prescribed. The money is installing pumps and injections (inpatient) (outpatient) surgeries. Dr Cho even told me not to have procedures done until I was unable to do daily functions with the prescribed medication's and needed surgical procedure's as well as the referral doctor which Dr Gaurino sent me back to well they sent me back to Gaurino. They purposely pushed my appointments past the day of my refills on a couple occasions as well the last straw was when I received a 450$ bill for a urinalysis. I started paying 170$ within 1 year I was paying 260$ which included urinalysis testing. Never the same employees was very aggrevating as well. One receptionist tried to tell me how she can eat a Motrin a day and her pain level is fine I asked her if she pours and finishes concrete after she wheels her chair around the office all day? Her pain level and my pain level had nothing to compare but she told me that she was the one who I had to get past to receive my prescription. What about the new Dr Gaurino. Perhaps he's off enjoying his new found fortune. Be cautious the greed to suck insurance companies dry are strong here. My cash is just as good as anything else. I've found another caring and compassionate Dr to see so I must end with look for someone better than Dr Anthony Gaurino he has what is referred to a "God" complex. He even told me when I first seen him that he was the new sheriff here. I tried to be as polite as possible and followed all instructions. He put me through withdrawal symptoms for 6 months. Very very poor practices do your research and make a solid conclusion for yourself about Dr Gaurino coming out of retirement from Wisconsin.
Dec 20, 2019
Lot of changes in doctors I hope they get it worked out soon every time you change doctors changes medicines everything seems to change but like Starting Over Again I think working pretty good with the last doctor then we got a new one and three weeks later we got another Dr they messed up my medication Ren short two months in a row kept cutting me back from what my first doctor had me working and I really feel that it just weren't right to let me hurt like that hopefully the new doctor is going to get it straightened out and get me back to a comfortable manageable pain level we shall see thank you
Dec 9, 2019
If you are in pain this is the place to go. Dr Guarino and his staff are top notch, practice cutting edge medicine and very caring and compassionate. I had terrible back and sciatic pain for months. After 1 treatment I have my life back. They are a god send.
Oct 18, 2019
Everyone at the Merritt Island office are very helpful and friendly. Dr Fernandez is absolutely wonderful and he always takes all of my needs seriously. I highly recommend this practice!
Aug 21, 2019
Several times we asked about the cost of the neuro stimulator procedure that was recommended, and never got an answer, until after they made us wait weeks for approval from the insurance to hit us with a bombshell $1,800+ co-pay just for the trial. Could have let us know the full cost and I could have figured it out, but they strung us along, leaving my mother in pain with false hope. We could have started a different path by now. Make it right? Wasted my time, burned my trust, and you expect me to ever consider doing business again? Never.
Jun 8, 2019
They are very nice and the Dr are so awesome
Jun 5, 2019
I have had an excellent experience at this clinic. I see Doctor Fernandez and I think he's great.
Apr 4, 2019
Waited nearly 6 weeks for an Appointment & The Pain Management Physician was Frank and upfront when he said that he probably would NOT perscribe anything 4 the Pain due 2 Frequent Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Titanium Plate keeping my Spinal Cord in the Spinal Column after a VIOLENT GRAND MAL SEIZURE displaced the Cord right out of the Column at C3-C4. Not to mention I was recently rerleased from the Hospital after having 6 Grand Mal Seizures in less than 8 hours.
Mar 12, 2019
Office staff has very poor communication with the patient. The Phone system used in contacting the office is terrible. The office staff had not prepared the Dr. as to the nature of our visit. Although the Dr (Fernandez-Silva) did a very good job after we spent some time alerting him to the nature of our visit, the Staff had not prepared him for our visit. We had numerous conversation and visits with the Office Staff and Office manager to prepare for our visit, including all pertinent records sent to the office and it is regrettable that this facility has been staffed with such an inept and insensitive office staff. I suggest some professional training or other remediation.
Mar 7, 2019
Dr. McCorquoDale, took his time and explained everything to me. He answered all of my questions with patients. He was very meticulous with my care!