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Your Trusted Partner for Pain Management Solutions
At Advocate Pain Management Center, we are dedicated to providing individualized, non-surgical solutions for chronic and acute pain management. Our board-certified physicians specialize in diagnosing and treating pain through a multidisciplinary approach tailored to each patient's unique needs. With extensive training in interventional procedures, medication management, and advanced therapies like neurostimulation, our team prioritizes restoring functionality and improving quality of life. Established to address the complex challenges of chronic pain, we combine cutting-edge diagnostic tools with compassionate care to serve patients across Houston and Pasadena. Our commitment to patient-centered outcomes is reflected in our collaborative treatment plans, which integrate physical therapy, behavior modification, and minimally invasive techniques.Backed by decades of combined experience, our doctors bring specialized expertise in pain medicine, including fellowship-trained credentials and diplomate certifications. We operate multiple accessible locations, offering structured hours to accommodate patient schedules while maintaining rigorous standards for medical confidentiality and care. Our practice remains at the forefront of pain management innovation, continuously adopting evidence-based methods to address conditions ranging from herniated discs to peripheral neuropathy.
Services
Medication Management
Interventional Procedures
Nerve Stimulation
Physical Therapy
Behavior Modification
Epidural Steroid Injections
Spinal Cord Stimulator
Trigger Point Therapy
Degenerative Disc Treatment
Neuropathy Management
Highlights and features
- Our board-certified physicians specialize in interventional pain management techniques.
- We develop individualized treatment plans tailored to each patient's unique needs.
- Offering advanced therapies including neurostimulation and minimally invasive procedures.
- Decades of combined experience in diagnosing and treating complex pain conditions.
- Multiple accessible locations with flexible appointment scheduling options.
Services
Medication Management
Our medication management service optimizes pharmaceutical treatments for chronic pain conditions. Board-certified physicians carefully evaluate each patient's medical history and current medications to develop personalized regimens that minimize side effects while maximizing pain relief effectiveness through regular monitoring and adjustments.
Epidural Steroid Injections
This targeted treatment delivers anti-inflammatory medication directly to spinal nerve roots causing pain. Performed as outpatient procedures, these injections effectively reduce inflammation and discomfort associated with herniated discs, sciatica, and spinal stenosis while allowing rapid return to daily activities.
Spinal Cord Stimulator
Advanced implantable devices modulate pain signals before reaching the brain. This innovative treatment option provides long-term relief for chronic back and limb pain by delivering mild electrical impulses that interrupt pain perception pathways in the nervous system.
Physical Therapy
Customized physical therapy programs focus on improving mobility, strength, and function through targeted exercises and manual techniques. Our approach combines therapeutic movement with pain management strategies to restore patients' physical capabilities and prevent future pain episodes.
Nerve Block Procedures
Precisely administered injections temporarily interrupt pain signals from specific nerves. These diagnostic and therapeutic procedures help identify pain sources while providing immediate relief for conditions like neuropathy, complex regional pain syndrome, and post-surgical discomfort.
People
Dr. Allen Dorsett
Pain Management Specialist
Board-certified in Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Pain Medicine, Dr. Dorsett brings fellowship training in pain management and expertise in electrodiagnostic medicine to Advocate since 2010.
Dr. Michael Sheth
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
With dual board certification in Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Dr. Sheth contributes over 25 years of clinical experience since joining Advocate in 2012 after academic and private practice careers.
Questions
What pain conditions do you treat?
We treat chronic and acute pain conditions including back pain, neuropathy, arthritis, herniated discs, sciatica, and nerve damage using personalized treatment approaches.
Are your physicians board-certified?
Yes, all our physicians are board-certified in pain management or related specialties with additional fellowship training in pain medicine.
What treatment options are available?
We offer medication management, interventional procedures, neurostimulation, physical therapy, and behavior modification tailored to each patient's specific needs.
Do you accept my insurance?
We accept most major insurance plans including Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial PPOs. Contact us directly to verify your specific coverage details.
What locations do you serve?
We have three convenient locations serving Houston, Pasadena, and Cypress areas with flexible appointment scheduling options.
How do I schedule an appointment?
Call our main number at 713.475.8686 during business hours or use our online contact form to request an appointment with our pain specialists.
Reviews (7)
Lara P.
Apr 28, 2021
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This office is terrible. I went there after being treated by pain mgmt doctors in other states where I lived (was new to the Houston area). When I had the misfortune of being sent here because of a referral from mt primary care physician, I wound up meeting with Dr. Sheth. He ignored what other doctors in my records had said, treated, and done for me and wanted to send me to their "psychologist", quoting that this is standard of all pain management clinics in Texas. Well, 1) that is simply not true and 2) they are possibly in some sort of agreement/arrangement with one another's practices.
I would avoid this clinic at all costs. I am not a drug seeking addict, btw. I have a permanent injury that needs ongoing treatment and it requires some medication In order for me to function. This office offers no solutions that are helpful, only judgement and truthfully, I don't know what it is that they actually offer the patient. He had no ideas or suggestions for me. He just really wanted me to see that psychologist. Anyway, AVOID.
I would avoid this clinic at all costs. I am not a drug seeking addict, btw. I have a permanent injury that needs ongoing treatment and it requires some medication In order for me to function. This office offers no solutions that are helpful, only judgement and truthfully, I don't know what it is that they actually offer the patient. He had no ideas or suggestions for me. He just really wanted me to see that psychologist. Anyway, AVOID.
Dorothy Sowden
Feb 23, 2021
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Has always been a helpful office with nice staff and doctors. This past week was especially hard on everyone and they did all they could to accommodate for my missed appointment. (They also did a great job during the shutdown when covid first started) I appreciate all the time and effort spent from the front of the house to the back. Thank you all!
Sergio Facchini
Nov 10, 2020
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Dorsey& Seth - Horrible bedside manners, putting no trust on patients' concerns and admonishing them even for seeing physicians of other specialties, such as a psychiatrist and a rheumatologist. Waiting time can be up to 2 hours, they never apologize for the delay or the inconvenience it may have caused the patients. Clinic is disorganized: you are called for vitals, then told to go back to the waiting area and wait for an undisclosed amount of time. The place itself is poorly kept with storage boxes piled against the walls of the exam rooms and offices. It is the last place someone looking for pain relief will ever want to go.
Rusty V.
Feb 21, 2020
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Let me start off with if there was a 0 star option I'd leave a -10. I had a Surgery at the beginning of the year. And the iv pain meds were not working. Morphine, fentanyl Dilaudid nothing. The hospital and my doctor told me to see a pain management specialist when I was released I was given hydro, Oxy, Demirel, and others. Taking 2 and 3 mixing and they did nothing for pain not even making me drowsy. Couldn't sleep becuse of the pain and I call this location for pain management on Jan the 2nd. Spoke with someone oh yes he treats that but we need your medical recs.
I saw the doctor the next day snd watched them send the records called back 2 days later no one answered left message, next day next day next day no one answered called the week after no answer no call back. Last week feb 13 they called back and never got the records. Got them the records the next day and I get a call back that they got them and need to ask about the pain. I told them what was going on and oh we don't treat that. 100% useless lady people before treatment
I saw the doctor the next day snd watched them send the records called back 2 days later no one answered left message, next day next day next day no one answered called the week after no answer no call back. Last week feb 13 they called back and never got the records. Got them the records the next day and I get a call back that they got them and need to ask about the pain. I told them what was going on and oh we don't treat that. 100% useless lady people before treatment
Angela D.
Feb 14, 2020
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I am not certain how to reach them. My husband dropped off a packet of my records, a CD of my imaging, and my doctors have submitted referrals. This was all two weeks ago. I have emailed and called and left messages. When I call, there does not seem to be anyone manning the phone. I would like to be a patient there as the reviews are mostly great, and it sounds like what I need. I'm just not sure how to do it.
Temptest N.
Jul 22, 2019
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If I could I would give this place a zero. Took them weeks to read my medical records my doc from out of state sent. Then when i get to the back the doc has maybe 3 pages of my records in there with the paperwork I had to fill out for them. He would ask questions or state something when tried to answer he would cut me off. If he would of read all my records not picked only 3 pages out of them from different years and 2 where the same thing.
He would of seen what worked for me and what did not. After being in pain management for 7 years after my wreck, i am pretty sure my doctor knew what he was talking about as well as my neurologist and orthopedic surgeon. I will not be going back.
He would of seen what worked for me and what did not. After being in pain management for 7 years after my wreck, i am pretty sure my doctor knew what he was talking about as well as my neurologist and orthopedic surgeon. I will not be going back.
Chimar
Jun 03, 2019
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The positive reviews must be written by staff members. People come here in pain and put their trust in the integrity and care of Dr. Dorsett who has neither of these traits, which is proven by the fact that he allows rude and accountable staff to run his office. Countless requests for medical records have been ignored. HIPAA investigation is long overdue
