Dr. Marshall Bedder
Pain Management
Augusta, GA
40 years experience male
Locations
Augusta Pain Center
Augusta, GA
My office hours
Thursday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
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BlueCross BlueShield
Medicare
Molina Healthcare
Great Lakes Health Plan
US Family Health Plan
United HealthCare Insurance Company
About
Bio
Dr. Bedder is a Canadian born and trained physician, now a naturalized US citizen. He is an ABA board certified anesthesiologist with added qualifications in pain medicine and certification in addiction medicine by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM). Dr. Bedder is the former head of the Pain Management Center at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) where he established an Anesthesia Pain Fellowship training program. He also helped to establish the hands-on workshops for implantable therapies, which are now the industry standard. Dr. Bedder continues to present extensively on pain management and addiction medicine topics world-wide. He has published over 40 original journal articles, reviews and textbook chapters.
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
Addiction Medicine
Anesthesiology
Licenses
United States: Washington
Doctor Q&A
110 Answers
60 Agrees
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Gradual: You should try and wean yourself by 20% a week which is very gradual, and should help to limit severity of withdrawal. You may need the assistance of ... Read More
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A member asked:
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Marijuana : Marijuana has been shown clinically to be a very poor analgesic agent. It is probably no more effective as a painkiller than a mild narcotic. Its' bes... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Need Diagnosis: You really require a real diagnosis, what is the underlying cause for your pain. This will need a physical exam and possibly a MRI to see if you have ... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Need Further work-up: Sometimes the symptoms you are experiencing can come form changes at the cervical spine region. To diagnose this problem you should be examined by yo... Read More
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A 51-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
High Blood Pressure: Check your blood pressure to make sure it is not high.
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A 63-year-old female asked:
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New Medication: For chronic pain, the pain impulses can be centralized to the spinal cord and central nervous system. Researchers are finding that medications like Ne... Read More
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A 67-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Variable time course: Hopefully your pcp started you on a medication like neurontin, Lyrica (pregabalin) or Cymbalta which actually work on decreasing the abnormal discharg... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Need Guidance: This is a very general question. With any type of pain you should be evaluated by your pcp who can then set up recommendations and/or he/she may have ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Potential badness: You are basically mixing alcohol with a narcotic (codeine). That is exactly how many a young hollywood star dies every year. Please be careful in mixi... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Approx. 6 weeks: Any surgery results in skin and muscle being incised to get to whatever target is being treated. The human body takes about 6 weeks to repair and rege... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
No: A "pinched nerve" can be many things. It can be diagnosed by symptoms and examination alone, but an imaging study such as a MRI can tell the degree of... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Depends: Sorry to hear that. One has to know the specifics. If he had transected his spinal cord he could not breath and he would have to be on a ventilator fo... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Conservative Care: You should not be lifting any weight over 5-10 pounds. Do not bend at the waist, use your legs. If there are no allergies or contraindications take ot... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Perhaps: The fact that you are taking old vicodin tells me you may be taking it for another problem that you have not seen you pcp about. Best to check with yo... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Need specialist: An x-ray will really only show gross findings and will not show any disc herniations. You probably should see someone who specializes in back pain suc... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Stress: Perhaps you should see a psychologist or therapist who can work with you on relaxation techniques. You can then assess if it changes your symptoms.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Decreased pain meds: SCS is indicated for nerve related pain. Most commonly patients who have had multiple or unsuccessful back surgeries. Also persistent postoperative pa... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Not Known: Tramadol is not routinely screened for in most udt's. However any positive would have to be confirmed by gc/ms which would confirm positive or false p... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Thoracic spinal pain no herniated disks what could this be? feels like a vise grip with burning pain
Dr. Marshall Bedderanswered
Pain Management 40 years experience
You need a Pain MD: I assume you have undergone a Thoracic MRI. Sometimes intravenous contrast is needed to look at actual spinal cord issues as opposed to discs etc. Pai... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Variable: More than 90% of disc herniations heal on their own and never go to surgery. However the symptoms may drag on for months with out therapy. Conservativ... Read More
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A 67-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Quite possibly: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is used successfully in Neuropathic pain of peripheral nervous system origin. Neuropathic pain is a common healthcare pr... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Other Concerns: You are on an extremely high dose of methadone. It is equivalent to over 500 mg of morphine per day. Most likely you have developed tolerance to the ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Always a place for u: Please talk to your Psychiatrist. There have been some exciting new studies using Ketamine to treat unresponsive depression.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Need CBD: Cannabis is much more potent that previously. This can result in intense feelings including paranoia and anxiety. For pain relieve it is the CBD compo... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Depends on Physician: A trial of SCS is an office procedure or ASC procedure which should be simple, safe and with very little discomfort. An experienced Pain Practitioner... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
If indicated: You are quite young to need to resort to an implantable device perhaps for the rest of your life. That said, SCS can and does treat burning types of N... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Could be broken: You certainly may have a rib fracture. See your PCP or Urgent care clinic. They can perform x-rays for confirmation. We don’t tape ribs anymore but NS... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Preparation is key: These days there is more concern regarding appropriate opioid ( pain killer) prescribing. If you were to call anyone else you most likely would not b... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Potentially: Any new rash after taking a medication may indicate an allergy. You should stop taking the medication and contact your Care Provider. Note any other s... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Other Manufacturers: The first question is if the SCS is treating its primary target well. If so, your options are changing the generator to a different site or trying a n... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Yes you can: As long as both of these medications have been prescribed by an appropriate Medical provider there are no interactions reported.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Board certified?: An ER MD will be highly knowledgeable about Substance Use Disorders. A Board Certified Addiction Medicine Doctor will be the subject expert on all thi... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
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Hip injection: You have an underlying inflammatory response as evidenced by your effusion. I would see about having a X-ray guided hip injection. The fluid aspirated... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Need Evaluation: If you are asking this question you have a significant pain problem. There may be better ways to treat your pain than trying to stagger two medication... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Not the best results: There are only a few low powered , non randomized studies showing benefit for abdominal pain. It may work well initially but long term sustained resul... Read More
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A 49-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
No: Both these medications are nsaids and should not be taken together. You could risk kidney damage. They can also cause stomach lining problems, gastrit... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Keep spine aligned: There are many reasons that you may have back pain. A too soft mattress may be an issue. If you are a side sleeper and have back pain you should striv... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Why do you have pain: The real question is why do you have pain, especially if it is recurrent. Ice is always the best choice for musculoskeletal problems. A short course o... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Get urine checked: Most likely a urinary tract infection. You will need a urinalysis and culture obtained by seeing a healthcare provider.
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Follow Rx : There is no absolute yes or no. Neither of these opioid pain medications contain acetaminophen , which is good in your case. However, the physician wh... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
SCS: You may be thinking of spinal cord stimulation which is the application of electrical current to the spinal cord. It is useful for nerve injury due to... Read More
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A member asked:
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Controlled Substance: Tramadol (ultram) is a controlled substance, schedule iv, and has both opioid properties which appear to be its main effect, as well as some novel ce... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Not Really: Pain killers (opioids) can cause small pupils or pupillary constriction known medically as miosis. This is generally a dose related phenomenon and the... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Sacroiliac joint : If this pain is posterior in nature, you may have sacroiliac dysfunction/sacroilitis secondary to either leg length discrepancy from carrying trays w... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Titrate slowly: The anticonvulsant class of medication, such as pregabalin, have side effects that are variable between patients and are often dose related. You are a... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
Would be cautious: At age 25 you are basically thinking about a therapy you might need the rest of your life. SCS is a excellent treatment for nerve related pain, but I ... Read More
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A male asked:
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Let's talk: You want to smoke weed because you are used to smoking weed every day, probably . No judgement here just reality. Cannabis has well known addictive po... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
See Orthopedic MD: Most scaphoid casts are on for only two weeks and you should be pain free. You need an orthopedic surgeon consultation and probably a mri.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Many side effects: Also known as darvon/darvocet most pain physicians have stopped rx. Basically works on opioid receptors but linked to overdose if taken with alcohol a... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 40 years experience
NSAID: Celebrex (celecoxib) is fda approved to treat the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis (oa) and rheumatoid arthritis (ra), and for the management of a... Read More
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TestimonialsRecommendations and Thank you notes are endorsements given from patients or other doctors.
Recommendations and Thank you notes are endorsements given from patients or other doctors.
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Thank you notes
Dr. Christopher Maeda
Nov 27, 2012
I endorse this doctor. He is very knowledgeable about the many aspects of pain medicine and is very skillful in a variety of spinal procedures. He focuses on finding the cause of the problem and does ...Read More
Dr. Matthew Bressie
Nov 27, 2012
Dr. Bedder is thorough and professional. I appreciate the thoughtful approach he takes with my patients and the willingness to accomodate urgent referrals. I endorse this doctor without reservation.
Dr. Thomas Yetman
Nov 27, 2012
Dr. Bedder is a highly competent and compassionate physician. He is trained in complex aproaches to acute and chronic pain management. His expertise is recognized nationally.
HealthTap member
This saved my life. Thank you. Age 50. I took 120 mg liquid methadone 1x day for 7 years. I tapered to 37 mg. Tapered Bc health started failing and now I know it's these meds. never told these side ef...Read More
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Thank you so much, I saw a doctor. Turns out I broke 3 ribs. I really appreciate the time and consideration you put into your answer. Thanks again
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Thank you, but perhaps I wasn't clear enough. I'm on the oxy for back pain. Then I got the flu. The pain from the flu is all over and extrem
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
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Graduated 1983MD
Medical/Graduate school
University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine
Graduated 1982MD
Residency
Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg
Residency
Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
Awards
Top Doctor, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
Top Doctor in Pain Medicine, Seattle Magazine
Top Pain Management Specialist , Second Place, Seattle, WA - Winter
2013
Affiliations
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
American Society of Anesthesiologists
North American Neuromodulation Society
Publications
Training Requirements for Spinal Cord Stimulation Devices: Selection, Implantation and Follow-up
Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgical Technique for the non-Surgically Trained
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