Dr. TORY MCJUNKIN
Pain Management
Scottsdale, AZ
21 years experience male
Locations
Arizona Pain Specialists
Scottsdale, AZ
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Thursday: 7:00am - 4:00pm
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Bio
Dr. Tory McJunkin is a double-board certified interventional pain medicine physician. Dr. McJunkin was trained by the top experts in the field of pain medicine and teaches and lectures nationally to other pain physicians. Dr. McJunkin is a two-time winner of the Patient’s Choice Award and has been selected as a Top Doctor in Scottsdale. Aside from the acclaim, he is a compassionate physician who works daily to help his patients regain their lives and get back to doing the activities they love.
Dr. McJunkin completed his pain management fellowship at the prestigious Texas Tech University, one of the highest rated pain programs in the country. Once his fellowship was completed, Dr. McJunkin co-founded Arizona Pain Specialists with the hope of bringing expert comprehensive safe and effective pain care to as many people as possible. Dr. McJunkin is educated and experienced in all aspects of pain management, but has specialized expertise in advanced interventional pain medicine including: Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS), Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS), Peripheral Nerve field Stimulation (PNfS), and fracture repair through vertebroplasty/verterbral augmentation. Dr. McJunkin teaches other physicians how to perform spinal cord stimulation and help patients with difficult and advanced debilitating pain conditions. With his knowledge and the use of advanced medicine, he has been able to help many patients who had little hope of a functional life. Dr. McJunkin teaches at conferences, leads several research studies, and is regularly published in medical journals to the benefit of other physicians who may not be aware of how advanced treatments and techniques can help their patients. Dr. McJunkin believes that well-educated patients have the best chance for pain-free lifestyles, and consistently works to bring patients the education they need through programs at Arizona Pain Specialists. Dr. McJunkin is the editor of the Arizona Pain Monthly magazine that circulates to thousands. He also is an active member of the Board of Directors for PainDoctor.com, a national website educating patients and clinicians about pain conditions and interventional pain treatment options.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Pain Management
Anesthesiology
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A 46-year-old male asked:

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Pain Management 21 years experience
Fibroid surgery: Yes. They shouldn't relate and many women who have had fibroid removal can still have orgasms.
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A 18-year-old female asked:

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Severe headache: It sounds like this is not normal for your mom. If this is your mom's worst headache, and it is different than normal headaches, then yes go to er. Im... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:

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Thoracic pain: Sounds like you need to have a proper work-up for your thoracic spine pain. Years of pain is not normal! your doctor will likely performs physical ex... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:

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Tenex (guanfacine) regenerative: Tenex (guanfacine) can be quite effective for chronic plantar fasciitis. It's minimally invasive, very safe, and stimulates healthy tissue growth. I a... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:

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Nerve damage: Great question... It's very important to treat pain and to prevent nerve damage. There are multiple ways to treat a herniated disc. They include: wei... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:

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Drug screen: Most likely it will if they are testing for thc. Marijuana often times will linger and test positive for 30days. It's important to know what your doct... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:

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Nerve damage : It depends on the underlying pathology. If there is nerve damage from a compressive pathology like carpal tunnel, the pathology will typically progres... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:

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Nerve pain: You need to see your spine surgeon again. It is most likely nerve irritation, that could be treated with an epidural injection and conservative care. ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:

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Back Strain: Straining to defecate or bearing down is called the valsalva maneuver and does increase intradiscal pressure. This may relate to disc pathology like ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:

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Back/Tailbone Pain: The back or lumbar spine is made up of 5 vertebra and their adjacent discs. The lowest disc is connected to the sacrum and the coccyx (tailbone) is c... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:

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Knee pain: Cartilage tears and cartilage degeneration are extremely common, especially in the knees. Cartilage lays over the knee bones and lines the joint. It a... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:

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Leg cramps: It may be time to see a neurologist, pmnr doctor, or pain specialists. Things to consider would include nerve irritation and/or a back problem. Your p... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:

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Pinched nerve: No. These structures are too far apart in the body to affect eachother.
You might have to look to your cervical spine for the pinched nerve. A pin... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:

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CPP: Cpp is a a symptom and can be a disease. It can relate to multiple conditions related to the bladder, rectum, pelvic girdle muscles, ovaries, cysts, a... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:

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Lortab pregnancy: No it won't keep you from getting pregnant. If you are planning to become pregnant it's best to stop the medication because it is pregnancy class 3 - ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:

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Herpes/shingles: Shingles is a type of herpes outbreak called herpes zoster. It's us treated with antiviral medications.
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A 32-year-old member asked:

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Shoulder Pain: Sounds like you need to have your shoulder looked at by a professional. They will check it's rom (range of motion), strength, and stability. It's po... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:

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Half-life : That is not necessarily true. Oxycodone, like all medications, can build up reserves in your fat supply. The more you take or the longer you take th... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:

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Arm pain: It could be several different things. If it is chronic or long standing, it should be worked up. Your doctor will consider nerve trauma, nerve irritat... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

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Vomiting migraines: The GI system and brain are uniquely linked. Often times people with migraines have an autonomic response to their headaches which causes vomiting. Th... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:

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Back/Sacrum Pain: The back is made up of 5 vertebra and their adjacent discs. The lowest disc is connected to the sacrum, and the coccyx (tailbone) is connected to the... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:

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Sciatica links: Probably not, but there was a recent study liking long term chronic back pain with chronic infection. The patients were treated with antibiotics and t... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:

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Traction/acupuncture: Great question:
the real answer is nobody knows. They have never been compared head-to-head in any sort of controlled trial. They are both treatm... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:

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Complex pain- hope: Pain is very complex and our understanding of it has come a long way, but we still have so far to go.
Imaging and other tests often times don't di... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

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Bugs and topamax (topiramate): Great question. The feeling of bugs crawling on you is called formication. Out of the 20 thousand patients studied on topamax (topiramate) , about 30 ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:

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Pinched nerve: A pinched nerve is also called radiculitis and causes radiating nerve root pain. People typically feel shooting or stabbing pain (can be constant or e... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

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Narcotic abuse: Once somebody abuses narcotics, they are much more likely to abuse narcotics again. It's best if he's actively part of an na program for recovering a... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:

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Migraine slumber: This is very normal after migraines and is actually considered one of the stages of migraines. It's called migraine prodrome. Not everyone gets this, ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:

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Zoster pain: 1. Anti-virals- decrease length of symptoms
2. Anti-inflammatories
3. Neuropathic pain meds: gabapentin, lyrica, (pregabalin) tcas...
4. Traditio... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:

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Percocet and surgery: This shouldn't be a problem. Let your surgeon and anesthesiologist know. Just take your meds with a small sip of water. Many facilities actually give ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:

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Knee pain: Great job trying to loose weight. Running is a high impact activity and may be a poor choice if you have joint problems. Most likely you have a ligam... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

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Regional anesthesia : Great question. It all depends on the strength or concentration of the local anesthetic used for the block. The higher the strength, the more likely y... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:

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Shingles pain: Yes. Shingles is a painful nerve and skin condition caused by the virus herpes zoster and occurs in a dermatomal pattern. Usually there are several l... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

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Severe neck pain: Sorry to hear this.
Must consider:
1. Muscle strain
2. Muscle spasm
3. Disc abnormality (herniation, bulge, tear...)
4. Facet joint irritation... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:

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Herniated disc?: Sounds like your wife needs an mri. Herniated disc is likely, although it could be several different things. If your wife has new weakness, bowel, or ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:

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Pain meds: Neurontin (gabapentin) is a neuropathic membrane stabilizing medicine that works on neuropathic or nerve pain. It has a different mechanism of action ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

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Leg pain: It could be multiple things and some of them are urgent. For one sided leg pain, one must consider: neurological issues (nerve entrapment, nerve irrit... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:

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Bacteria vs virus: Very good question. Mupirocin (bactroban) is an antibiotic that is often used for bacterial based skin infections like impetigo.
Shingles is cause... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:

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Water diet: Probably not. There is such a thing as water toxicity or dilutional hyponatremia from too much water, which can be fatal.
In addition to this, y... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:

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Vomiting pain killer: Good question. Pain killers can make many people feel nauseous and some will vomit. It's important to know what's causing the vomiting. If its the med... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:

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Migraines: Absolutely they are linked. In many people with chronic migraines a brain MRI will reveal small white spots, or small vessel disease. This is extremel... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:

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Drug screen: Really good question. Duramorph is morphine that is used in the epidural space. Typically a small amount is used (3-5mg), but it does distribute throu... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:

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Emergency symptoms: You are describing emergency symptoms, new weakness. You should go to the closest
er (ideally where your surgeon goes). It, possible that you have s... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:

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Nerve damage: Great question... Its very important to treat pain and to prevent nerve damage. There are multiple ways to treat a herniated disc. They include: weig... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:

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Knee ache: We hear this all the time...
Typically it means you have arthritis in your joints. Many people believe their joints can better predict a cold front ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:

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Shingles pain: Shingles is a painful nerve and skin condition caused by the virus herpes zoster and occurs in a dermatomal pattern. Usually there are several lesson... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:

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Nicotine: This combination should be fine. Good for you...Quit smoking, this is a huge step forward.
After quitting smoking, get to the bottom of your pain ... Read More
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Stop Meth: You run multiple risks. They include: treatment not working, infection in the spinal area, and death.
This is what happens with people who use met... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:

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Narcotic itch: Great question. Any narcotic (or opioid medication) can cause the side effect of itching. If the itching is severe, you may have to change to a diff... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:

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Joint Pain: Yes, i agree polyarthritis is arthritis in multiple joint which is often associated with a rheumatologic disorder (rheumatoid arthritis, lupus...). M... Read More
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Dr. MCJUNKIN is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. MCJUNKIN is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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I appreciate you. I went to the Dr last week but there are always too many things for him to address. But all are affecting my world now..
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you so much, I will go get it checked out. Thanks for your help
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, OK
Graduated 2002MD
Residency
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS
Awards
Leading Physicians of the World
2011 Compassionate Doctor Award
2010 Patients' Choice Awards
Affiliations
American Society Of Interventional Pain Physicians
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