Brent R. Thurness, MD

December 21, 2021/in Pain Management Physician, Physician Team /by Christopher Holman

Brent R. Thurness, MD

Non-Opioid, Non-Surgical Acute and Chronic Pain Treatments, Epidural Injections,
Nerve Root Block, Trigger Point Injection

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Specialties – Areas of Focus

NON-OPIOID, NON-SURGICAL, CHRONIC PAIN TREAMENTS
• Non-Surgical Back and Neck Pain Management
• Neuropathy
• Acute Pain
• Chronic Pain
• Epidural Injections
• Nerve Root Block
• Trigger Point Injection
• Interventional Spinal Injections
• Radiofrequency Ablation (Rhizotomy)

About Dr. Thurness

Dr. Brent Thurness specializes in treating neuropathy, joint, neck, and back-related pain. He provides interventional pain services for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. In addition, he offers non-surgical musculoskeletal care to patients for whom surgery is not the best option or has failed to provide sufficient relief of symptoms.

Dr. Thurness attended medical school at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, graduating in 1994 and completing his residency in anesthesiology at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, IA.

Most recently, Dr. Thurness served as the Medical Director of the Anesthesia Department at Campbell County Hospital in Gillette, WY. As the medical director, he was an advocate for the department’s role in educating patients about the problem of opioid abuse and ways to prevent its spread with alternative pain management methods. As a result, he established a regional anesthesia program for post-op pain control. In addition, Dr. Thurness contributed to creating the same-day total joint program that helped over 75 patients in its first three months at Powder River Surgery Center in Gillette, WY.

Dr. Thurness and his wife Shelly have three (3) children. Cole and Chase played football and graduated from Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska in the Spring of 2022, and their daughter Emma will run track at college in the Fall of 2022.

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Testimonials for Dr. Thurness

James T. Brunz, MD

March 16, 2019/in Chronic Pain, DRG Stimulation, Epidural, Interventional Spinal Injections, Kyphoplasty, Nerve Root Block, Neuropathy, Pain Management, Pain Management Physician, Radiofrequency Ablation, Spinal Cord Stimulator Implants, Trigger Point Injection /by Christopher Holman

James T. Brunz, MD

Non-Opioid, Non-Surgical Acute and Chronic Pain Treatments,

Spinal Cord Stimulator Implants, DRG Stimulation

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Specialties – Areas Of Focus

PAIN MANAGEMENT
• Non-Opioid, Non-Surgical Acute and Chronic Pain Treatments
• Non-Surgical Back and Neck Pain Management
• Spinal Cord Stimulator Implants
• DRG Stimulation
• Epidural Injections
• Interventional Spine Injections
• Radiofrequency Ablation (Rhizotomy)
• Neuropathy
• Chronic Pain
• Nerve Root Block
• Trigger Point Injection
• Kyphoplasty
• Vertebrogenic Chronic Low Back Pain (Intracept Procedure)

About

Dr. Brunz is a fellowship-trained pain medicine physician who provides non-surgical musculoskeletal care to patients for whom surgery is not the best option or has failed to relieve symptoms adequately. He works closely with the surgeons at OI to provide comprehensive musculoskeletal care. He specializes in treating neuropathy, joint, neck, and back-related pain, and spinal cord and DRG stimulator implants. In addition, his practice provides interventional pain services for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

Dr. Brunz has been selected as a Key Opinion Leader for St. Jude Medical in the field of neuromodulation. This is a select group of physicians who are chosen because of their expertise in the field of neuromodulation.

Outside of the office, Dr. Brunz enjoys hunting, fishing, snowboarding, watersports, and spending time at the lake with his family. He is an avid collegiate wrestling and Husker football fan. Over the years, he has been involved in coaching youth athletics, including wrestling and baseball and supporting local charities such as the American Cancer Society and the Boys and Girls Club.

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Testimonials

Awesome place

Anya Adamson

Dr. Adler is a wonderful surgeon and very caring individual. He checked my knee and answered all the questions I had. I will see him again in 7 weeks.

Pam Kohls

Dr Adler and the whole support team at OI are the best. Can't say enough good things about all of them.

Bernice Schotten

Dr Adler and his PA Scott are both very personable and take the time to explain everything clearly. The injection Scott gave was pain free which is important to me so he did a great job!

Melissa Maxwell

Everyone at OI is very courteous and friendly! I am very satisfied with how my surgery went and follow up care. Dr Adler and any staff that has helped me are outstanding! I saw a personal trainer yesterday and I was very pleased with that visit. I learned new exercises to do and he was very helpful and explained things very well.

Kelli Hoberg

Everything was great.

Linda Eckert

I have the highest regard for everyone I had contact with! I felt well informed when I left Dr. Adler’s office! He has a great PA, too! I know about my knee, and we have a game plan! Thanks to everyone!

Marsha Martinson

I really appreciated how Dr. Adler listened to my concerns. I felt like he was actually listening to what I was saying. He didn’t seem to be in a hurry to just get on to the next patient. Very pleased with my visit!

Shannon Gerry

My experience with Orthopedic Institute was a very good experience.

Duane L Tieszen

Outstanding service and even though it was a busy morning the staff did not indicate that they were overwhelmed at all. They are a true well oiled machine.

Mary Benshoof

Received an email for the patient portal but not the temp password as stated in the email. Will call today to access the portal.

The hassle of recordings when calling, irritating and ridiculous. Personal and services very nice.

Ray Grandstaff

Dr. Adler appears to be very knowledgeable and did an excellent job on my hip. I would recommend him very highly for hip or knee replacement to others. He has a great personality!

I was referred to Dr. Adler by friends. He knew immediately what my problem was. I was very satisfied with the results of my surgery. Dr. Adler is very knowledgeable and I would recommend him to anyone. I love his personality and how he treated me. Very positive experience. Just a good guy...very attentive and concerned. Would recommend to anyone.

Dr. Adler’s staff at the Orthopedic Institute are all very pleasant, helpful and professional. Always greeted with a smile. I have never had to wait for one of my appointments. Dr. Adler will come in with a big smile and a friendly hand shake. He listens to your concerns and addresses them. Dr. Adler has down both of my total hip replacements and my right hand knee replacement. He will be doing me left knee when it comes time to do that. Very professional and has a great surgical team assisting him at the Orthopedic Hospital in Sioux Falls S.D.

Dr. Adler was highly recommended to me by trusted friends. He is a very professional and knowledgeable doctor with a positive, confident, and upbeat personality. The care I received at the SFSH during my hip replacement stay was the best I have ever experienced!

Excellent care from Dr. Adler and his staff and SFSH. Everyone was concerned about me and my knee and how I was doing. 5 days from surgery and, so far, I'm pleased. Dr. Adler is highly skilled, great personality and interested in the patient. Doesn't get better than that.

K. C. Chang, MD

March 14, 2019/in Acupuncture, Electrodiagnostic Studies, EMG, Epidural, Interventional Spinal Injections, Pain Management, Pain Management Physician, Physical Medicine /by Christopher Holman

K. C. Chang, MD

Non-Opioid, Non-Surgical Acute and Chronic Pain Treatments,
Acupuncture, EMG (electrodiagnostic studies)

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Specialties – Areas Of Focus

PHYSICAL MEDICINE (PHYSIATRY)

• Non-Opioid, Non-Surgical Acute and Chronic Pain Treatments

• Non-Surgical Back and Neck Pain Management

• Acupuncture

• Electroacupuncture

• EMG – Electromyography (electrodiagnostic studies)

• Interventional Spine Injections

• Epidural Injections

About

Dr. Chang is a board certified physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) specialist and has been treating patients non-surgically for pain management of their neuro-musculoskeletal problems and disabling conditions, using treatments such as acupuncture, epidural, trigger point injections, physical therapy, and medications. He also subspecializes in electrodiagnostic medicine. Electrodiagnostic medicine is a method of medical diagnosis that obtains information about diseases by recording the electrical activity of body parts or by measuring the responses to external electrical stimuli.

He is named one of America’s Top Physicians in the specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation by Consumer’s Research Council of America. He has over 30 years of experience treating patients with neck and back pain. Orthopedic Institute and Dr. Chang have received Exemplary Status Laboratory Accreditation from the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM).

On a personal level, Dr. Chang also enjoys playing tennis and reading and is active in his church.