Appointments: 866.437.3733
Visit the NMA Team for compassionate pain treatment and management services!
Appointments: 866.437.3733
Visit the NMA Team for compassionate pain treatment and management services!
ATTENTION NMA PATIENTS
Dear Patients,
We hope that you and your families are safe and well in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. We have received intermittent phone calls from patients who can manage to get through to us and want to give you an update as best we can.
What we know for sure is that all of our systems are down with no functional space and we have very few options available currently to get us back to where we would need to be, that is to be functionally operational. The devastation in LaPlace is catastrophic. Our main facility in LaPlace, which is the hub office for all locations, is severely damaged and most likely uninhabitable for the foreseeable future. Unfortunately, this will affect all patients at all office locations in a very big way.
Due to the current power and internet situation, we expect to be out of office and unreachable for weeks. Please know that we are attempting to address these issues as best we can.
Unfortunately, under these unavoidable circumstances due to Hurricane Ida, we are currently unable to provide medical care in the appropriate manner necessary to ensure the safe and effective care and treatment of our very complex chronic pain population in the manner in which the state medical board mandates.
In the meantime, we recommend that for those of you who cannot wait or delay treatment, you seek care where you can find it. The Louisiana State PMP (pharmacy board website, currently unavailable to our practice sites) contains your medication information and can be used as a treatment guide for any physician you choose to see.
Fred DeFrancesch, M.D.
Neuromuscular Medical Associates is owned and operated locally by board certified doctors that have experience in both non-interventional and interventional modalities used in the treatment of pain, including spinal cord stimulation and a wide spectrum of minimally invasive spine procedures.
At NeuroMuscular Medical Associates we perform a variety of special procedures to get you back on the right track.
Our doctors' goals are to identify and treat the source of pain thereby returning patients to the most functional and productive lifestyle possible.
We accept many major insurance companies on an out-of-network basis if the patient has out-of-network benefits available.
NMA is dedicated to the treatment of various painful and disabling conditions and injuries.
Coordinated treatments are designed to meet each of our patients individual needs.
When something injures or puts pressure on the sciatic nerve, it can cause pain in the lower back that spreads to the hip, buttocks, and leg.
42078 Veterans Ave., Ste G
Hammond, LA 70403
Ph. 985-542-7177
Fax 985-340-7078
2840 W. Airline Hwy. Ste. A
Laplace, LA 70068
Phone: 985-479-8000
Fax: 985-479-8002
3001 19th St.
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-469-9641
Toll Free: 866-437-3733
Fax: 504-469-9642
Please see our Hurricane Ida Update on our home page.
Our patients' health and well-being are important to us. In observance of social distancing and State Health Department recommendations, we are only seeing WELL patients in the office. If you feel sick or are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19 such as fever over 100 degrees, coughing, shortness of breath, upper respiratory issues, loss of taste or smell or if you or anyone you have had immediate contact with has tested positive for COVID-19 (Corona Virus) please call our office before you come in for your appointment.