Interventional Pain Management Success Stories
In Our Patient’s Words …
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“I had seen Dr. Barr 8 years ago with neck pain. She did her “magic” and I still benefit from it. This Feb., 2020, she injected my spine and it relieved a lot of my pain within a few days. I am very grateful for this relief.”
“I am so very pleased with the caring service that I have received from Dr. Lisa Barr and her staff. She treats every patient as if they are the most important. She is awesome and has made a huge difference in my life.”
“Danced in and danced out, and never could dance before. Great staff and Doc is the best ever.”
“Dr Barr is without a doubt the best around when it comes to pain management. I’ve seen her for over 15 years and wouldn’t go anywhere else.”
“You’ve changed my life, Dr. Barr, it’s hard to improve on that. Your medical expertise is nearly outshone by your compassionate, empathetic nature and your staff is a reflection of that! I am forever grateful.. ”
“Every single person in that office is wonderful. They are thoughtful and caring – wanting to do everything they can to help you and improve your health. They are the best! ”
“Dr. Barr and her staff know how to ease/eliminate pain. I feel very comfortable in the office, and I have had good results. I believe that Dr. Barr is diligent in keeping up with the latest innovations for treatment, which are less invasive, and can help us return to normal activities more quickly.”
“I love everything about the practice. The front desk staff is very helpful and polite. Morgan is simply AMAZING, she listens, evaluates and offers her insight and expertise to help with whatever issue I am there for. Dr Barr is like her name: above the Bar!!”
“My encounter was everything a first-rate practice should be. Emily is perfection in her Nurse Practitioner roll…clearly professional at the highest level. The unmistakable mentor for the exemplary standard of care in this practice is Dr Barr.”
“Really appreciate the prompt and on-time appt schedule. I have to drive two hours each way, and it really helps when things happen as scheduled; a rarity these days! Thank you! Also, Dr. Barr was very professional and informative. She really helped me understand what was going on, and I am totally confident with her direction as we proceed further. Great job!”
“I was having trouble with the arthritis in my lower spine. The pain was in my lower back and down my legs. Celebrex and pain meds were not helping. Dr. Barr treated me with PRP. Within 2 days the pain in my legs and back was almost completely gone. The only pain medicine I now use is Tylenol – 4 tablets a day.”
What physical activities are you enjoying now that you couldn’t prior to treatment?
Walking, Driving, Sitting
About 6 years ago, my big left toe hurt so much that I could hardly walk. “Doctors” told me I needed surgery. Fortunately, I declined and ended up in Barr Center with Dr. Barr. At first, I tried Prolo Therapy shots in my toe. They worked! No more pain. But I needed annual “boosters”. Now I am benefiting from PRP. WOW! Even better than Prolo! I can now run, jog or speed-walk every day totally pain free!
The surgeon I saw for my back sent me to Barr Center for an injection for my sciatica. A lot of time was spent figuring out the problem and it was discovered that it wasn’t my back after all but a bad hip. A hip injection was done to confirm this. I was then sent to a hip orthopedist and I have new hip now and no pain. They were going to operate on my back.
Thanks, Barr Center for making sure I did not have the wrong operation.
I had terrible neck and arm pain. An epidural steroid injection was performed. I could tell that the injection was in the right spot. The pain was gone immediately. I am finally back playing softball.
Thank, Barr Center. After all the pain with the shot in your office … I am feeling back to normal today with no leg pain. Yesterday after leaving your office I started to feel better with each passing hour. By noon I was feeling no pain and today I went up and down our 2nd floor stairs without thinking about my pain.
Thanks for the great service …L.M. (Patient)
The Barr Center created a compassionate and safe atmosphere in which I could manage my pain and receive shots in my spine. It was an awesome experience to be a patient of theirs and to feel their love of their jobs! Thanks again for all the healing that occurred here.
Thanks, Barr Center. You showed me on the MRI how pinched the nerves were. Your injection worked great. 2 years and I am still doing perfectly.
My surgeon sent me to Barr Center to avoid an operation on my back. I had a cyst in my back from the arthritis hitting a nerve. I was given two shots and the cyst was burst. I am pain free. I can’t believe it.
I came in to Barr Center bent over and could barely move because of my back spasms. I was given an injection in my back and it was like a miracle. It is still doing great 6 months later. Now I am being seen for my knee and my shoulder.
I feel a bit like the tin man in Wizard of Oz after it rains, and he can’t move. Then they break out the oil can and oil up certain joints and he is better…..lol.
That is what I feel like the Barr Center did for me! Oiled up my joints!
“I suffered from chronic bursitis in both hips and received multiple injections to relieve the pain. I agreed to have PRP on both of the tendons in my hips, with the hope of strengthening them and eliminating the bursitis. I have been bursitis pain free since that time! PRP worked for me and I recommend it to others. Thank you, Barr Center!!”
“I had terrible pain, including nerve pain that would prevent me from living a full and complete life. After an MRI, it was discovered that I had tears on both hamstring tendons at the ischial tuberosity attachments. Barr Center changed my life with the PRP procedure performed on me. I feel so grateful for their expertise and caring. They and their staff are wonderful.”
“After a car accident, I was treated by two different physicians. I felt like a ping-pong ball being bounced back and forth. They both said they could not do anything more for me after one year of pain in my left shoulder. My primary care doctor sent me to Barr Center to see Dr. Lisa Barr. I was amazed that after my first treatment, I could lift my left arm over my head with no pain. I continued treatment with Barr Center for prolo therapy. I wish I could have seen Dr. Barr earlier. If you want pain to go away, visit Barr Center and you will get the results you have been waiting for. Thanks Dr. Barr and Barr Center. I can enjoy my life again.”
ACTIVITIES: holding my granddaughter, lifting my arm to wash my hair, cake decorating
Dear Dr. Barr,
I came to you suffering left knee pain from a past skiing accident and right knee pain from years of compensating for the left. I had swelling, pain, limitations of activity and a constant negative awareness of the knees.You and your staff were wonderful and treated me with great care at the Barr Center in Virginia Beach. I had PRP on both knees about three years ago. The knees started to improve with this treatment. Approximately six to eight months later, I had the procedure repeated. I have been able to resume my normal activities and have pain only occasionally.
My husband, who is a physician, has been so impressed with my progress that he has referred several of his patients with ongoing pain to your office. We both want to thank you and your staff and share with others my success story. Keep up the good work.
“I cannot thank the Barr Center enough for their continued support and persistence in making me believe in myself after overcoming a third back surgery…”
“….after being told the severe damage to my sciatic nerve left me lucky to be walking at all; I am on my way to training camp prior to the 2008 US Olympic Trials. I have come so far with my therapy and I am more than happy to simply be walking, cycling, and of course, rowing again. I am now very optimistic about achieving my 2008 goal.”
“Dr. Barr showed me how to do the shoulder corner stretch. I was told about the website and that this exercise was demonstrated there. I used the website to learn the exercise, which does such a nice job of breaking down the exercise. Thank you and your colleagues for taking the time to pursue this endeavor.”
“I was sent to Barr Center by another doctor who wanted me to be injected in a certain place in my back. After a thorough evaluation, it was determined that I did not need a shot. I was sent for a special type of exercise therapy and my pain is gone!”
“In September 2011, I injured my right shoulder. I knew immediately that I had torn something. , cortisone shots, and physical therapy, I was lucky enough to be referred to Dr. Barr. I have received three platelet rich plasma injections under Dr. Barr’s care. She was gentle and encouraging. Her staff is kind and compassionate. I am almost pain-free and working on my physical therapy program to continue building my strength and get my stability back. For the first time in a year I am able to sleep on my right side again. Thank you, Dr. Barr, and Barr Center staff. ”
“After two prolo therapy treatments with Dr. Barr, I noticed significant improvement in the discomfort I felt in my lower back, due to an SI joint dysfunction. Driving four plus hours each way for an appointment with Dr. Barr has been 100 percent worth my time. I am grateful to feel good again!”
“Dr. Barr is an expert in the field of pain management and rehabilitation. Her primary concern is providing the best possible treatment for the injured worker as well as returning them to productive employment…”
Barr Center staff,
I want to convey a heartfelt thank you for your help with my herniated disc in my back. The shots you gave me helped me to avoid surgery, and I am very appreciative.I am also grateful for the kindness you showed me during this scary period of my life – all of the staff there were very nice to me and understanding of my fear.
Thank you for helping me through this.
“In September 2011, I injured my right shoulder. I knew immediately I tore something. After 6 months of unsuccessful treatment, cortisone shots, physical therapy, I was lucky enough to be referred to Dr. Barr. I have received 3 PRP injections under Dr. Barr’s care. She was gentle and encouraging. Her staff is kind and compassionate. I am almost pain-free working my physical therapy program to continue building my strength and stability back. For the first time in a year, I am able to sleep on my right side again. Thank you, Dr. Barr and your staff.”
After 40 years of living my adventurous dream life of mountain hiking, skiing, roller blading, biking, and dressage riding, I experienced a series of 3 devastating accidents within a 3-year period. Injuries included head trauma with amnesia spinal cord injury, neck, thoracic and low back injuries. Thus, began a saga of nucleoplasty and rib resection surgeries, epidural injections, chiropractic, acupuncture, you name it.
Fast forward 20 years and my back had become rather frozen with limited flexibility even though I continued to swim, bike, walk and practice self-care through massage, hydrotherapy, chiropractic and meditation. I had heard about Dr. Lisa Barr from many friends who have benefited from her expertise.
What a great gift to be referred into her care! Her magic hands, experience and knowledge, combined with her intuitive and practiced osteopathic adjustments gave me an immediate improvement and my body responded by opening up, loosening up and releasing a long-held rigidity. I am so excited and optimistic about the comfort and flexibility I am experiencing and grateful to have found a practitioner who heals with her heart.
Thank you Dr. Barr. Now I’m off to yoga for the first time in two decades.
“Dr. Barr initially performed Prolo therapy on my damaged left knee, and after three sessions, I knew that healing was in progress. I rarely notice my knee (which is the ultimate goal.) After the successful knee session, I requested we proceeded to both my hips and sacroiliac joints. About three weeks after this Prolo event, it was necessary for me to fly to Beijing, China on business. This entails 24 hours duration, in the worst kind of environment for arthritic lower back and hips. The good news is I made the trip with minimum discomfort and no physical limitations. “The enclosed sheet of digital photos shows me on top of the Great Wall of China on my 67th birthday, having successfully made the incredibly arduous climb up the steps which include 35-45-degree grades. Five months prior to this, any attempt to do this would have been totally out of the question. This is a testament to the efficacy of the procedure and the skills of you and your staff.”
“I cannot begin to explain the helplessness and hopelessness I felt while suffering from pain that defied diagnosis by eight leading physicians and surgeons in the Hampton Roads area. I had barely finished recounting the events that led me to her when Dr. Barr said, “I can help you.” She diagnosed the source of my pain and like the layers of an onion peeled away the various layers of pain that resided in my abdomen, low back, hip and knee. With each treatment, pain was reduced, and I began to live more fully. Dr. Barr uses a combination of skillfully implemented traditional, complementary and alternative medical interventions. Dr. Barr has the good fortune to be supported by a wonderful staff. I encourage you to see Dr. Lisa Barr and get your life back.”
“I was sent to a neurosurgeon to determine if surgery was something I should consider. The doctor advised that there was no surgery that would be appropriate, and in his opinion, I should see a pain management physician. The Barr Center was highly recommended by a good friend of mine.
When I started my visits, I had pain which I rated as an 8 out of 10 with 10 being the worst. A lumbar radiofrequency ablation on the nerves of the vertebrae in the lumbar region of my spine (L2,3,4 and 5). This procedure has provided an enormous relief of pain for me. On my latest visit to his office I rated my pain as either a 1 or 2 out 10.
The staff at Barr Center has been excellent to work with. They have been happy to spend the time needed to fully explain everything in detail.
I will certainly return to Barr Center whenever I feel the need of pain management services”
W.W. Patient
I had spent two years in physical therapy while being bounced from Specialist to Specialist, all who repeatedly told me they did not know what was wrong or how to fix my lower back pain. The problem was that my right SI joint would slip out of place, causing severe pain and considerable restriction. It seemed the only solution would be to fuse the joint, but every Doctor refused because I was only 25 years old. I was close to giving up when I was finally referred to Barr Center. This was the first time a doctor told me that he could help. Prolo therapy was recommended. The process was fully described to me and I was told that it was my best bet. I was hesitant because it involved needles and I’ve never been very good with it. Nonetheless, I was close to desperation and this was the first I was told that I could be helped, so I agreed.
To my utter relief, Prolo therapy worked! After the third session I started to notice a difference. My SI joint slipped less and was easier to manipulate back in when it did. I did five sessions total and by the fifth one, I was already able to walk around the block with no pain! The change was amazing, I was vacuuming, sweeping, even dancing a little, all with no slipping of my SI joint. This was a major difference from the point where I’d bend over to pick up a pencil and it would slip out.
Prolo therapy was a blessing! It gave me back my life, letting me live like a 25-year-old should! I’m active again and it’s all thanks to the patience of the BARR CENTER Physicians and staff. They were all professional, courteous and just a pleasure to interact with. They were always quick to greet me and even keep me distracted during the session. I’ve never been good with needles, but they worked wonders! If ever I need any pain management in the future, I would return to BARR CENTER Spine and Sports in a heartbeat. I truly cannot say enough good things about them and the work they do!
In the Fall of 2004 I realized I was in such pain even walking was more than I could handle. A MRI showed discs in my back were bulging. The PT recommended Dr. Barr after my back would not stabilize. Dr. Barr did treatments of Prolotherapy in my back. After, I was surprised when Dr. Barr said there was no follow-up treatment. No pain, eight years without Physical Therapy, Chiropractic or regular use of Ibuprofen or pain killers.
Last fall I was treated by Dr. Barr for arthritis in my neck, causing constant pain. Two treatments that targeted the area and the pain was gone. A year later, still no pain.
Two years ago, my knees became a problem. After surgery for a meniscus tear, I had treatments of prolotherapy and PRP (Platelet rich plasma). The knee is very stable and without pain or swelling. I am currently having injections for the other knee and hope to avoid surgery. I am a tennis player and novice golfer.
Chronic Shoulder pain had plagued me for over 5 years. I had two surgeries, PRP, dry needling, Graston, cortisone… you name it. I had tried everything with almost zero relief. I was then referred to Dr. Barr and after my first treatment had so much relief that I refused to believe it was permanent, it couldn’t have been that simple. The solution? Addressing the scar tissue via mannitol injections. I did not want to believe that years of pain had been from a few minor incisions from an old surgery year prior.
I was convinced the problem had to be much broader, but I was wrong. Dr. Barr’s pinpoint accuracy (using ultrasound guided PRP injections-rather than the blind injections I received from a prior doctor), along with her aggressive macro level approach to treating the entire shoulder, and not just one particular part, turned back the clock and truly FIXED my shoulder.
I have since returned to all of the very physical activities I had loved doing, pain free. If anyone out there has tried “everything” like I had, they owe it to themselves to pick up the phone and make the appointment.
Seven years ago, my big toe hurt so much, I had almost had to give up even simple things like just walking.
Arthritis had destroyed most of the cartilage in my big toe joint. The outlook sounded dismal. I was faced with possible surgery and a resultant fused toe joint.
Then I met with Dr. Lisa Barr and ended up trying Prolo Therapy. This worked fairly well. However, over the years, I have been fortunate to have Dr. Barr try something faster, better, and longer lasting – PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma). PRP has proved to be a “miracle treatment” for my toe (not to mention my rotator cuff problems).
I am now “rapid-walking” approximately 96 miles every month – that’s over 1,600 miles since I started over 16 months ago. I have had no pain or even discomfort. My wife ways I’m in “great shape”.
P.S. As for my rotator cuff, I now work out and play golf on a regular basis with no discomfort.
I had consistent extreme pain in my left hip which prevented excessive walking and similar exercise, and interfered with sleeping at night, except in short spurts. A tear was detected in a tendon (with ultrasound), plus excessive bursa fluid, which he removed. After cortisone injections, my hip has been pain-free for several weeks. It’s a pleasure to be able to sleep through the night again, and to walk without pain.
I have had neck pain for years. I had tried everything. I came to Barr Center and an injection was done into the joints in my neck with steroid. That lasted about a year. We tried it again when the pain came back. It only lasted a few weeks. Tests were done to see if burning the nerves that go to the joints would work. It did, and I had the nerves burned. It has been life changing! I can work out again. I am so much happier. Thanks, Barr Center!
“I was in a car accident and was treated by two different doctors. I felt like a ping pong ball being bounced back and forth. They both said they would not do anything more after one year of pain in my left shoulder. My primary care doctor sent me to Barr Center to see Dr. Lisa Barr. I was amazed that after my first treatment I could lift my arm with no pain. I continued treatment with Barr Center with Prolo-therapy. I wish I would have seen Dr. Barr sooner. If you want pain to go away, visit Barr Center and you will get the results you have been waiting for. Thanks, Dr. Barr and Barr Center. I can enjoy my life again.”
What physical activities are you enjoying now that you couldn’t prior to treatment?
Holding my granddaughter, lifting my arm to wash my hair, cake decorating
“I broke my spine in 2004. Since then I continued with PT and have had different spinal blocks and have had prolo-therapy twice before. Now in 2012 I was in a lot of pain with my SI joints, so Dr. Barr again recommended prolo. Discouraged, I agreed. Wow, after 3 sessions I am pain-free with little aches due to weather changes. First time in years, I’m pain free and happy.”
What physical activities are you enjoying now that you couldn’t prior to treatment?
Walking, Horseback Riding?J.D. (Patient)
When I first came to visit the Barr Center, I was having such a hard time with breathing when rowing. I found out I had a ribcage restriction. After many visits over a period of several months I noticed a huge difference…not only in my breathing but also my rowing technique and overall attitude. A bonus is I’m able to even eat more now. I can’t wait to start rowing again this season and see my improvement. I’d recommend the Barr Center to anyone that needs help…even if they’re not a rower!”
I broke my spine in 2004. Since then I continue with PT and have had different spinal blocks and prolo therapy twice. In 2012 I was in a lot of pain with my SI joints, so Dr. Barr again recommended prolo. Discouraged, I agreed. After 3 sessions, I am pain free except for little aches due to weather changes. First time in years, I am pain free and happy.
WHAT PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES ARE YOU ENJOYING NOW THAT YOU COULDN’T PRIOR TO TREATMENT? Walking, Horseback riding
I was treated for a disc problem in my neck. My doctor made the diagnosis quickly and sent me to the best physical therapist who helped alleviate the pain and numbness in a short time. Before I went to Barr Center, I thought I would have to live with the neck pain and the numbness in my hand. I was so grateful to be reassured that I did not have a serious condition. The staff at Barr Center is very knowledgeable, professional, and I did not feel rushed even though he is busy. While it usually takes a while to build a doctor-patient rapport, I was comfortable right away.
I want to thank you again for getting me in so quickly for my injection. It seems to be working. You have given me my arm back. I am looking forward to my canoe trip to Maine & New York again.
Thanks again,