Dr. Cassaro is an engineer who became a physician. Engineering minds are conditioned to discover problems, define the problems, and solve the problems. Dr. Cassaro has put his engineering mind to work solving the problems of chronic pain. The result is that Dr. Cassaro has helped countless patients to live healthier and more enjoyable lives without constant pain.
Dr. Cassaro specializes in lifelong wellness. Effective pain treatment is a combined effort between Dr. Cassaro and his patients. Dr. Cassaro works closely with patients to achieve long-term pain relief goals.
The human body is an engineering marvel. When a patient comes to Dr. Cassaro with a pain problem, Dr. Cassaro approaches the solution from an engineering perspective. First, he looks at the whole person, not just the spot that hurts. Then Dr. Cassaro evaluates all of the structural and functional flaws that can contribute to the particular pain problems encountered. Using this approach, the sources of pain can be identified. Dr. Cassaro then treats the sources of pain rather than just the symptom of pain. The goal is lasting relief. The goal is to help the person recover without a lifetime dependence on Dr. Cassaro, medications, or other doctors, hospitals, etc.
While Dr. Cassaro was still in residency training, at the prestigious Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, he began to notice that people almost never have just one problem. He remembers conversations with his fellow residents about how problems seem to come as "package deals". The components of the package were predictable. They were usually the same. Over the past twenty five years, Dr. Cassaro has been researching the metabolic relationships that link the associated problems.