“There’s a reason why you want to sit (in a coffee shop) among other people,” he said “There’s a certain energy about the place. That pain impacts businesses, which lose productivity when employees deal with pain, which include common conditions such as headache, back pain, arthritis or other musculoskeletal pain.Īccording to the Institute of Medicine, the annual value of lost productivity in 2010 was between $297.4 billion to $335.5 billion.Īt his new location, Dandrea’s vision has come to fruition.Ī large open room holds a number of tables and physical therapy equipment so multiple patients can get treated at once.ĭandrea likens the center to a coffee shop. Pain affects more Americans than diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke and cancer combined, according to the American Academy of Pain Medicine. Now, Monmouth Pain employs chiropractors, physical therapists, medical doctors and acupuncturists, and offers massage, weight loss solutions and can take X-rays in-house. “Not only do I want it under one roof, I want us all in the open where we can hang out, and laugh, and collaborate and make it like a party.” “If there are (treatments) outside of my scope that are going to help patients get well, then I should give them that opportunity,” Dandrea said. “I became frustrated because I would see patients (who) could use acupuncture (or) physical therapy, but they couldn’t do both.”Ī few years after opening, Dandrea hired other practitioners to work at Monmouth Pain, bringing multiple specialties under one roof. “Within a short period of time, I realized the limitations of having just one specialty,” Dandrea said. He opened in Red Bank in 1998 in a 10-by-10 room and expanded over the years to eventually have 4,000 square feet of space. He’s been practicing in Red Bank for 18 years. There’s hope for me.’”ĭandrea, a doctor of chiropractic, recently opened his second Monmouth Pain and Rehabilitation location in Wall. There’s a really positive attitude, and you think, ‘Wow, alright. “Think about coming in with pain, and you’re seeing all these other people who are in pain, yet they’re smiling. Thomas Dandrea, owner of Monmouth Pain and Rehabilitation wants patients to experience healing. It’s not the typical visual associated with healing, particularly in a doctor’s office, but it’s how Dr. WALL - Imagine going to the doctor to address an issue such as neck pain, and walking into a party.
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