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Pain Management Program/ The Nebraska Medical Center

Physical Therapist

Dr. Giuseppe (Joe) Siracusano is a physical therapist specializing in the treatment of persons with chronic pain disorders at The Nebraska Medical Center's Department of Pain Management in the Chronic Pain Management Program. Dr. Siracusano has worked at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Pain Management Center since 1981, through the merger of University and Clarkson Hospitals, and continues to practice at The Nebraska Medical Center's Chronic Pain Management Program to this date. Dr. Siracusano has been a licensed physical therapist since 1978 and was chosen to help organize a pain rehabilitation program in Pennsylvania during 1987. Dr. Siracusano graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center's (UNMC) Division of Physical Therapy Education in 1978 with a bachelor's degree and received a Master's Degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in Health, Physical Education and Recreation in 1986. Dr. Siracusano completed his Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Creighton University in Omaha, NE in 2012. Dr. Siracusano has been an adjunct assistant professor at UNMC's College of Allied Health Professions in the Division of Physical Therapy Education since 1990. Dr. Siracusano has been a clinical educator in physical therapy since 1988, and has been a credentialed clinical educator by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) since 1999 when credentials for clinical education were initiated by the APTA. Dr. Siracusano has completed advanced training in craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation, lymphatic drainage therapy, brain and nervous system mobilization. He wrote one of the first articles published in a professional journal regarding physical therapy philosophies and exercise interventions in the treatment of chronic pain. A person does not need to be enrolled in the 4-week Pain Program to receive treatment from Dr. Siracusano. Dr. Siracusano is a regional pioneer and expert using manual and physical therapies for breastfeeding dysfunctions - typically in conjunction with lactation consultants already involved in the baby's and mother's care. Dr. Siracusano is also Basic and Advanced trained in the Bowen Technique. 

Pain Management Program/ The Nebraska Medical Center

License Number

(NE) 420

Contact Information

Chronic Pain Management Program
984180 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska 68198-4180
USA

tel. 402 559-4364 (day)
fax. 402 559-9107

gsiracus@nebraskamed.com

Hours of operation / Fees

Major Insurance Carriers are accepted. To verify coverage, inquiries to your insurance carrier regarding in-network coverage should state "The Nebraska Medical Center/ Nebraska Medicine" as the "Physical Therapy" service provider. Dr. Siracusano is not listed as an individual provider. If you wish, you may ask our office staff to make the inquiry for you (402) 559-4364. The Nebraska Medical Center's Chronic Pain Management Program is located on the Main Campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center; 42nd and Emile Streets in Omaha, NE. The Pain Management Program's mission is to treat persons with chronic non-malignant pain. The treatment of sub-acute pain problems or mother's/ baby's breastfeeding difficulties do not necessarily require the inclusion of psychological or nursing services during treatment. The Pain Management Program hours are 8:00am-4:30pm Monday - Friday. (Closed on Weekends and Major Holidays)

Driving directions

A map to find the Nebraska Medical Center is located at:  http://www.nebraskamed.com/directions/

Look for “Green Parking” (Parking Lot #2 on the North East corner of 45th and Emile).  This structure is labeled “Patient/visitor Parking Structure” on the map below.  If you have difficulty finding a parking place, go to the TOP LEVEL of the Parking Garage.  You will usually find available spaces there.   Or, you may use the Valet Service in front of the Durham Outpatient Center which is available from 8:00am through 5:00pm.     

Look for the building named “Special Services Pavilion” (SSP) Room 5032 (see map and photo below). The Pain Management Program is located in the Special Services Pavilion on the 5th floor. The Pain Management Program and the Diabetes Center are in this building. (If you ask for directions, most staff know where the Diabetes Center is.)

You can enter the Special Services Pavilion (SSP) building from the west entrance (through the Diabetes Center). 

 

When asking for directions, be sure to ask for the CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, NOT the Pain Clinics and NOT Pain Management!

Skills

Physical Therapy for chronic pains provided at an allopathic medical center outpatient clinic that focuses on the treatment of persons with chronic and sub-acute pain syndromes all IAHP skills learned as well as adjunct trainings are utilized as indicated by the person's presentation, progress, and maintenance needs. Breastfeeding difficulties are also addressed, typically, concurrently with lactation consultant(s) and/ or medical providers. Developmental delays are also treated using these skills. 

Professional Associations / Memberships

The American Physical Therapy Association The International Association of Healthcare Practitioners