Dr. Shawn Dalton-bethea
Pain Management
Greensboro, NC
22 years experience female
Locations
Greensboro Rejuvenation, The Center for Integrative Health & Wellness, PA
Greensboro, NC
About
Bio
Dr. Bethea changed her practice name to Greensboro Rejuvenation, The Center for Integrative Health & Wellness, July 2016.
This new brand reflects her mission to revolutionize treatment methods utilizing an integrative approach with a more pronounced presence in the OPTIMAL AGING AND WELLNESS industry. Dr. Bethea is bolstering her presence with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) treatments for the following: joint and spine pain management, hair restoration, aesthetics (volume loss in the face, neck, upper chest, and back of hands; scar & stretch mark reduction), and sexual wellness.
In addition to PRP treatments, she offers natural hormone replacement therapy, medical weight loss management, cosmetic botox, therapeutic IV C vitamin infusions, and non-PRP stem cell treatment.
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
Integrative Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Licenses
United States: North Carolina
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Tendonitis pain mgmt: Have you had any physical therapy? Chiropractic? Acupuncture? Supportive splinting/bracing? These modalities could be useful. Have you tried any topic... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Right knee pain: Hello. Have you ever tried Voltaren gel or Flector patches (diclofenac)? These treat dull, aching, throbbing pain. Have you tried lidoderm patches or ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Nucynta (tapentadol) & Alcohol: Hello. Not recommended to mix alcohol and opioids (narcotics). If you must have a drink or two, you need to stagger your dose of nucynta (tapentadol) ... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Pills to stay awake: Hello. Baclofen and Seroxat have more potential to make you sleepy. Diclofenac is pretty neutral. Pantozol can sometimes cause insomnia but wouldn't b... Read More
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2.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 44-year-old female asked:
Entire body in severe pain/barely move/started last pm/no fever/i've ruled out the obvious answers.?
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Diffuse Severe Pain: Hopefully by now someone was able to take you to your PCP or to an Urgent Care Center (UCC) for physical evaluation (since you stated that you could ... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Ibuprofen & Alcohol: Yes. You are fine. Continue to stagger these things as far apart from each other as possible to keep down risk factors to your GI track. Keep your int... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Chronic sternal pain: Hello. NSAIDs might have failed because of the type of pain you are experiencing. What are you feeling behind your sternum? Someone stabbing you? Does... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
DEA Hydrocodone Law: 10/6/14 was the last day that medical providers could call in any version of hydrocodone based scripts like your Norco (hydrocodone and acetaminophen)... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Opiates & urine test: Some opiates do not show on screening urine tests( like fentanyl ) BUT if opiates were used, then they should show on confirmation testing.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Local anesthetics: Hello. What are you trying to treat with local anesthetics? Target, Walmart and your local pharmacies sell over the counter topical and oral forms at... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Meprozine: Meprozine is used to treat moderate to severe flares of pain. Meprozine is a combination of Demerol (meperidine hydrochloride) (narcotic) and Prometha... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Lorcet (hydrocodone and acetaminophen) time: Hello. As you are aware, Hydrocodone is the main ingredient. Half life is at least 4 hours so that it typically doesn't get out of your system until a... Read More
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2.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Liver & Pain Relieve: Hello. Most meds used to treat pain whether narcotics or non-narcotics are metabolized heaviest through the liver. If not through the liver, then meta... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Lumbar "faciities"?: Did you mean acute lumbar facet( joint pain)? If so, this is frustrating to patients since these structural joints can be aggravated without any fall... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Thyroid function: Difficulty losing weight, fatigue, dry skin, etc. can be related to an endocrine gland- your thyroid gland but could also be related to other glands s... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Painful left toes: How long have you had these symptoms? Any h/o diabetes, trauma to your left lower limb, back symptoms associated with toes pain? A test, "EMG & NC... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Left Side Head Pain: Where in the left side of your head are you noticing these intermittent symptoms? Do you take blood pressure medicines? Any family history of stroke ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Bad Posture Pain: It is a challenge to correct bad postural habits. Body structures like muscles get fixed (shorten). When you try to work against those shortened musc... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Oxycontin & Anes: When you had your pre-op visit, did anyone talk with you about your med list? It should have come up that you are taking Oxycontin. It's not something... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Pregnant & Pain: Pregnancy is the curveball. If no allergy to Tylenol (acetaminophen) less than 3000mg/day, then it is probably the one oral med your OB/GYN is going t... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Sertraline Mix: Hello. Have to be cautious with dose of sertraline and mirazapine as the mix can cause something, though rare, called serotonin syndrome. Gabapentin m... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Center back pain: Any radiation into your legs?
What were you doing when this started?
Is pain worse when you bend forward to do things like put on your socks and shoe... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Piroxicam overdose: Hello. Some symptoms of overdose include the following: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, extreme sleepiness (could drop respirations so low that one... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Cough med & hydrocod: Hitussin just has a much lower strength of hydrocodone in it than hydrocodone pills (5-10mg strengths) used to treat pain. Hitussin contains 2.5mg of ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Right Foot Pain: How long have you had this pain? Does pain involve the whole foot or certain parts? Does it ever travel into your calf or higher? When do you notice t... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Tailbone pain: Did you land on your tailbone in Dec or did symptoms just start out of the blue? What have you used to treat the symptoms? If trauma related, then x-... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Pregnant & migraines: Since your wife is pregnant, she is limited on what she can take.. Essential oils are typically safe to use for relieving pain. Ginger oil is good fo... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Baclofen & Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine hcl): Hello. No reason to take the two of these together- too sedating. Both work on your muscles so decide which one works best for you and stick to that o... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Surgical interventio: If there is evidence of SEVERE vessel compromise which cuts off the circulation to your arm (rare cases patients can see severe discoloration to the d... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Migraine frequency: Probably would benefit from migraine prophylactic medication (topamax, amlopidine, verapamil, propanolol) to keep down the frequency and intensity of ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Exag Lumbar Lordosis: Your spine has an increased curve to it (different from scoliosis) when you look at a "side profile" of your spine. Sometimes this increased curve ca... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Knee Pain: What autoimmune d/o do you have? How long have you had the knee pain? What type of knee pain are you having? Did you have any x-rays done of your knee... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Numb big toe: Sound like your L5/S1 disc is involved if you are getting numbness in your big toe. A neuropathic med like gabapentin, lyrica, (pregabalin) etc. may h... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Execedrin & Antibiot: Hello. Members of the Macrolide family such as Clarithromycin, Erythromycin, Zithromycin can lose some of their potency when taken together with exce... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 22 years experience
Spine Align & Muscle: Have you done any PT or had chiropractic tx? Could help you with determining if you have primarily a muscular source +/- a spinal source. Can pick up... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Headaches & Ear Pain: Sometimes the occipital nerve such as the lesser or third occipital nerve can cause ear pain that is associated with headaches. Are the headaches in t... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Left Hand Pain: Hello. Need more information. Are you left hand dominant?Any trauma involved? What activities aggravate your left hand pain? Does it stay in your hand... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
THC Xanax (alprazolam) Memory: Hello. Combination of these two medications don't support good long term cognition especially in a young person as yourself. Memory loss is unfortuna... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Knee Swell & Pain: Did your medical provider review your x-ray and MRI knee images with you? Because of the diagnosis of severe arthritis, did they feel that surgery wa... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
MS Contin (morphine) in Blood: Hello. Most patients who take Morphine sulfate extended release form, do not take it just once daily. It's typically taken 2/day or even 3/day. Typic... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Old Rib Fx Pain: Over this 2 year period of time, did you ever try intercostal nerve blocks? These nerves run underneath the ribs and can get irritated following rib f... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Tylenol (acetaminophen) & Cipro: Long as your liver function is good, then okay to take these. Keep Tylenol (acetaminophen) daily use to less than 3000mg.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Patellar Tendonitis: Have you gone through any formalized physical therapy?
How useful is Aleve (naproxen) for your symptoms? Have you ever tried topical medication like V... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Uribel & Gabapentin: Gabapentin would be more of the culprit than uribel though skin reactions are still much less common in general with gabapentin. Your skin eruptions... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 22 years experience
Chalazion Tx Fears?: Did you mean chalazion? If so, 6 weeks is very unusual for recovery for this SAFE procedure. Recovery time is pretty short (
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A 45-year-old male asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Naproxen & Ankle Ten: Not recommended to take it chronically on a daily basis because of kidney deterioration. She should hopefully only need Naproxen for less than 2-4 wee... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Medrol (methylprednisolone) D pack limits: Hello. Can't keep taking Medrol (methylprednisolone) Dose packs back to back. Oral steroids are not without risks ( diabetes, osteoporosis, weight gai... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine hcl) & Hydrocodo: Hello. If you allergic reactions to either OR both of these such as difficulty swallowing, tongue swelling, difficulty breathing- then the combo can b... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 22 years experience
PHN keeps acting up: Where are you having PHN symptoms? What are taking either in topical form or oral form? Have you tried lidoderm patches, lidocaine gels? What about s... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Shawn Dalton-betheaanswered
Pain Management 22 years experience
Scoliosis: Hello. Many patients have the incidental finding of scoliosis on x-rays. Fortunately just because scoliosis may be seen, it does not mean that a patie... Read More
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HealthTap member
Mar 30, 2013
I lived with back pain for over a year. Twenty visits to a Chiropractor didn't help. I feel blessed to have found Dr. Bethea. She takes time to listen, and is so caring and very knowledgeable. She sto...Read More
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Oct 17, 2016
I will not trust anyone else with the care Dr. Dalton-Bethea provides both physically and spirituality
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Dalton-Bethea is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This saved my life. Thank you. It feels like it's coming from my lower left back and into my RT leg down into calf. GP Did the straight leg test said no herinated disc tho?
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This saved my life. Thank you. Just discovered this site, and joined right away. Since I have multiple medical issues, your advice will be literally "life saving".
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Thanks, it seems like i sat on it, stretching my ankle as its a bit swollen, not painful and also hurt my superficial peroneal nerve.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, NC
Graduated 2001MD
Residency
SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE
Completed 2005
Awards
Chief Resident Sinai Hospital of Baltimore (Univ of Maryland) 2003-04
Most Influential, Second Place, North Carolina - Spring
2015
Top Doctor, First Place, Greensboro Region - Spring
2015
Affiliations
American Society Of Interventional Pain Physicians
International Spine Intervention Society (ISIS)
American Board Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
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