Dr. Ilana Etelzon, MD
Double board-certified physician · Regenexx Certified Core Provider
Educational writing on chronic pain, hormones, and non-surgical options from a double board-certified physician.
Double board-certified physician · Regenexx Certified Core Provider
Educational writing on chronic pain, hormones, and non-surgical options from a double board-certified physician.
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Dr. Ilana Etelzon, MD, is double board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Interventional Pain Management and a Regenexx Certified Core Provider. She speaks English and Russian and treats patients at Pain Doctors Medical in Brooklyn, Clifton, Newark, and Perth Amboy.
In her approach to chronic pain, she looks at why the pain persists and what keeps it going. Hormone changes are one of the factors she checks, alongside sleep, activity, medication history, and the health of the painful area itself.
Dr. Etelzon is a guest contributor at Bloom Health Woman. Her first article, Menopause and Chronic Pain: Why Hormones Matter Before Surgery, explains how declining estrogen can affect joints and muscles and what to discuss with a doctor before surgery or long-term pain medication. Learn more about our mission and team.
Disclosure: Dr. Etelzon practices at Pain Doctors Medical, the practice linked in her articles on Bloom Health Woman.
Dr. Etelzon treats patients at four Pain Doctors Medical offices in New York and New Jersey.
Evidence-referenced writing on menopause, chronic pain, and non-surgical options.