{"id":13818,"date":"2020-07-21T11:30:38","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T15:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hancockregionalhospital.org\/?p=13818"},"modified":"2020-07-21T11:30:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T15:30:38","slug":"put-me-in-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hancockhealth.apgar.digital\/zh\/2020\/07\/put-me-in-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Put Me In, Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">From college dropout to pain management specialist, Aaron Nelson, D.O. is batting 1,000 in patient focus care.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-headshot-small wp-image-13820\" src=\"https:\/\/hancockhealth.apgar.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Aaron-Nelson-2-200x260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"260\" \/>While Aaron Nelson, D.O. readily admits his dreams of becoming a professional baseball player were closer to (in his words) delusions, he ultimately knew he wanted to make a meaningful difference, doing something worthwhile and helping people.<\/p>\n<p>But that realization that ultimately led him to become a pain management specialist with the Hancock Regional Pain Management Center came a bit after his stint at Indiana State University. \u201cI went to ISU on a partial scholarship to play baseball. I realized the leap to the pros was not a small jump,\u201d he recalls. \u201cI had friends who flailed away in the minors for years, but I just wasn\u2019t interested in any of that. I left school and joined the Army.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Dr. Nelson is a college dropout.<\/p>\n<p>Joining the Army proved to be a good choice, lending a sense of direction that moved him to a biochemistry and zoology undergraduate degree from Eastern Illinois University and on to Midwestern University Medical School. However, in his third year of med school, in the midst of rotations, he had a scary epiphany. \u201cI thought to myself, \u2018Oh no \u2026 I hate all of these,\u2019\u201d he recounts with a bit of a laugh.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing those concerns with his father turned out to be fortuitous. The elder Nelson was an orthopedic sales rep and took note of the interesting group of anesthesiologists he encountered along the way. \u201cMy dad was intrigued with their fascinating backgrounds \u2026 degrees in literature, engineering \u2026 and encouraged me to do a rotation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A rotation in anesthesiology later at Brook Army Medical Center, he was convinced this was indeed his calling. He subsequently served a Fellowship in interventional pain management at University of Texas Health Science Center. \u201cI had always been technically proficient, but I really love connecting with a patient,\u201d he explains. \u201cAs an anesthesiologist, you\u2019re not really anyone\u2019s actual physician. As a pain management specialist, I really enjoy having that doctor\/patient connection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joining Hancock Regional Health\u2019s Pain Management Center in early March, Nelson is very clear about the practice focus. \u201cThe vision of the practice is offering \u2018balanced pain management\u2019 through utilizing multiple tools,\u201d he says. \u201cThe goal isn\u2019t just the management of pain or decreasing\/reducing suffering. Our ultimate goal is restoring quality of life and function.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nelson accomplishes that with both medical procedures and medicine, but perhaps most importantly discovering additional modalities built on a true relationship with the patient. \u201cMany patients have been dealing with chronic pain for years if not decades,\u201d he says. \u201cI try to share with them that it is a marathon not a sprint. I don\u2019t have a magic wand. It\u2019s a plan with multiple steps, not just going from doctor visit to doctor visit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Is there anything better than being a doctor? \u201cThe only thing I like better than being a doctor has been being a dad,\u201d he says. And when not spending time with his 5- and 7-year-olds, he enjoys hiking, biking, working out and even trying his hand at woodworking. \u201cI\u2019m a complete amateur woodworker, but it\u2019s something I really enjoy,\u201d he says.<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From college dropout to pain management specialist, Aaron Nelson, D.O. is batting 1,000 in patient focus care. 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