Betty Ford Center :: Recovery :: Peter Przekop D.O.

Peter Przekop, D.O., Ph.D., developed and directs the chronic pain track at the Betty Ford Center. Since 2004, he has been a member of the faculty at Loma Linda University Medical School, where he holds appointments in pediatrics, psychiatry, and neurology. His interests are in the relationships between chronic pain, addiction, maladaptive behavior, brain dysfunction, and novel treatment paradigms. He utilizes various techniques including osteopathy, functional imaging studies, community studies, clinical trials, and Asian medicine. Dr. Przekop is Board Certified in medicine, pain and addiction.

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Dr. Peter’s Pain Blog
January 27th, 2012 / / Peter Przekop D.O.
Chronic pain is defined as any pain that endures for more than three months. Those of you who suffer from it know all too well that it can be all-consuming and seemingly life-ending. I have created this blog so that people who suffer from chronic pain may have a forum to communicate. Often they feel isolated, misunderstood, abandoned and think that there is no hope. This viewpoint is no longer valid and should be challenged. I say this because it has become clear over the last 10 years that chronic pain is a disease of the brain; when it is treated as such, there can be dramatic...

A Conversation with Dr. Peter Przekop about the Betty Ford Center’s Unique Pain Management Track
June 13th, 2011 / Programs / Peter Przekop D.O.
In 2010, Betty Ford Center staff teamed up with Peter Przekop, D.O., Ph.D., a Board-certified Pain and Addiction physician, to design a Pain Management Track . A primary diagnosis of chemical dependency is necessary for admission to the Betty Ford Center. If the patient demonstrates significant pain issues, she/he is offered a 45-day schedule to focus on both addictive disease and developing and implementing a personalized pain curriculum. Dr. Przekop was interviewed recently on the Rancho Mirage, California campus of the Betty Ford Center . Who is this program for?...

Chronic Pain
November 1st, 2010 / BFC Insights / Peter Przekop D.O.
I am your pain You have let me in and, I am here to stay I will consume you And your energy And your thoughts I will control your life I will not leave I will not allow you to be yourself I will control your emotions I will steal your sleep I will take you from your family I will steal you from your friends At times you may feel like I have left But I will always return I will show you no respect But you must respect me I will make you anxious I will make you uncertain When you are down, I will intensify I will make you feel alone I will destroy your sense of worth...

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Peter Przekop D.O.

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