Pain and Spine Center of the Desert

Specialties

The Pain and Spine Center of the Desert coordinates pain treatment plans that are individually designed for each of our patients. We offer a full range of treatments for chronic pain management, including diagnostic and therapeutic spinal injections and advanced pain therapies. Our commitment to excellence is reflected by the skills of our physician, Dr. Mark Bouffard, who is board certified in both Pain Management and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Bouffard is able to diagnose different causes of pain from all types of musculoskeletal injury and disease utilizing a variety of diagnostic techniques then working with the patient, he can prescribe the most appropriate plan. He specializes in minimally invasive treatment modalities for acute and chronic pain whether it is spinal pain from stenosis or arthritis, muscular pain or cancer. His approach to pain management is to help alleviate pain with interventional and non-​interventional techniques to improve the lives of those in pain.

Our goals are to:

* Treat, if possible, the source of pain

* Promote healthy activities and preventative care

* Return patients to the most functional and productive lifestyle possible

* Coordinate multidisciplinary approaches, if indicated

* Provide cost effective care and minimize reliance on health care resources

History

Established in 2011.

Dr. Mark Bouffard is fellowship trained and board certified in both Pain Management and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He completed his residency at the University of Texas/​Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He then went on to do his fellowship training to sub-​specialize in Pain Management at UC Davis in Sacramento. He has been in private practice since 2005 and opened up his solo practice, Pain and Spine Center of the Desert in 2011.