About
About Palo Brea Pain & Rehabilitation
A Multidisciplinary approach to interventional care
At Palo Brea Pain & Rehabilitation, we believe that quality pain management should go beyond medication supervision and pain relief injections. Instead, we define “quality” pain management as a commitment to exploring evidence-based treatments and evaluating the effectiveness of those interventions in the overall success and functional improvement of each patient.
As a board-certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physician, Dr. Scott understands that quality care also involves assessing how pain can create disruption in areas such as self-independence, self-reliability, work performance, and mood, as well as the social stigma associated with disability and handicap.
Taking into consideration the physical and psychological barriers that chronic pain conditions create for patients and their families, Palo Brea adopts a multidisciplinary approach to pain management that addresses the unique needs of each patient.
As such, Dr. Scott’s definition of improvement is functional improvement. And, maximizing function includes not only pain control but also patient education, communication, and participation. With an individualized treatment plan, the impact of chronic pain on a patient’s quality of life can be effectively controlled and minimized.
Meet The Team
Jeffrey D. Scott, M.D.
Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Dr. Scott, MD, received his Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. He then completed his graduate studies at Southern Illinois University’s School of Medicine in Springfield, IL, and continued on to complete his residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA.
After becoming Chief Resident, Dr. Scott was board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 2001. In 2010, he became a Certified in Independent Medical Evaluator. As a Physiatrist in private practice, Dr. Scott believes that the care that goes into quality pain management is much more than pain medication and injections. It is the willingness to explore various treatments and evaluating the effectiveness of those treatments in the overall success and functional improvement of the patient. Quality care also involves assessing how pain can cause damage in areas such as self-independence, self-reliability, work issues, depression and the social stigma of disability and handicap.
Dr. Scott understands the physical and psychological barriers that chronic pain conditions create for the patient and their families. His definition of improvement is functional improvement. Maximizing function includes not only pain control but also patient education, communication and participation. With an individualized treatment plan, the impact of chronic pain on a patient’s quality of life can be minimized.
M. Melissa Hands
FNP-C
Melissa Hands is family nurse practitioner who specializes in the care of patients in acute and chronic pain. She completed a Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing at The College of New Rochelle in New York. She holds a national board certification with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a family nurse practitioner, is a member of Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society for Nursing and has advanced Certification in Addiction Medicine. She has been treating patients in the field of PM&R for over ten years and has performed a variety of injections including peripheral joint, trigger point, and botulinum toxin injections. In her free time, she enjoys Pilates, hiking and walking her dogs.