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Sota Omoigui’s Law of Pain
The origin of all pain is inflammation and the inflammatory response

History of Pain



Physicians have Struggled throughout History to Better Understand pain

1664 Rene Descartes-Treatise of Man, Demonstrating his theory of how the human body processes painful stimuli

History of Pain



Physicians have Struggled throughout History to Better Understand pain

1965 Nov19th - Pain mechanisms:
a new theory. Melzack R,wall

History of Pain



Physicians have Struggled throughout History to Better Understand pain

2002 April 11th - The biochemical origin of pain. Sota Omoigui, stating that the origin of all pain is inflammation and the inflammatory response


L.A. Pain Clinic is a pioneer and world leader in the treatment of inflammation and pain.We use the latest medications, intravenous therapies and injection procedures for simple to the most complex pain syndromes. When other doctors have run out of answers, and when there is inadequate response to regular pain medications, it is time to call the L.A. Pain Clinic.


Dr Sota Omoigui is the world’s leading expert on the Inflammatory Origin of Pain and a best selling author (with drug handbooks published in eight languages, and used by pain specialists and anesthesiologists worldwide). Utilizing the very latest medical and clinical research, Sota Omoigui’s Law of Pain is the most significant breakthrough in the treatment of pain in this century.


Dr Omoigui has pioneered novel drug treatments and some of the most advanced intravenous therapies and injection procedures to treat complex pain syndromes that previously required invasive surgery, implantable spinal cord stimulators, intrathecal catheters and high-risk nerve blocks.


L.A. Pain Clinic high-tech pain therapies include intravenous therapies of Calcitriol, , Depacon, Ketamine, Lidocaine, Magnesium, Vitamins B and C, Zoledronic Acid as well as advanced FDA approved biologic drugs including Botox, Kineret, Enbrel, Humira,and Remicade.


Injection procedures performed to relieve pain include Facet Nerve Blocks, Nerve Root Blocks, Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Epidural Blocks, Joint Injections as well as Botox (Botulinum Toxin) Injections administered in the muscle, joints, subcutaneously, and intradermal.
Our advanced pain therapies have been successful in patients with the most refractory pain syndromes including Nerve Inflammation, Herniated and Degenerative Disks before and after surgery, Sciatica, Spinal Cord Inflammation, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD/CRPS), Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Tendonitis, Bursitis, Fibromyalgia, Neuropathic Pain Syndromes, Neurogenic Inflammation, Vulvodynia, Migraine, Chronic Daily Headache, Cluster headache, tissue inflammation from Drug Extravasations etc.

The vast majority of these Intravenous therapies and injection procedures are performed safely, quickly and comfortably in the clinic. Out of state and international patients are welcome. Hawthorne is located 15 minutes away from Los Angeles in California. World-class hotels are located close to the clinic and to Los Angeles beaches.

L.A. Pain Clinic


We are located at
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SOTA OMOIGUI, M.D.
Medical Director
Diplomate of The American Board
of Anesthesiology with subspecialty
certification in Pain Medicine
Diplomate of The American Board
of Pain Medicine.

OFFERING SPECIALIZED CARE FOR:

Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Back pain, Cancer pain, Drug Extravasation injuries, Tendonitis, Bursitis, Chronic Headache, Migraine, Herniated Disks, Sciatica, Auto Injuries, Face Pain, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD/CRPS), Neuropathic Pain Syndromes, Migraine, Chronic Daily headache, Cluster headache, Neuritis, Neurogenic Inflammation, Sports Injuries, Shingles, Work Injuries, Diabetes Neuropathy, Chronic Pain, Phantom Limb, Neck Pain, Interstitial Cystitis, Personal Injury, and Vulvodynia.

The Biochemical Origin of Pain - Sota Omoigui MD

ABOUT THE BOOK
What happens between injury and our perception of pain? This book is about the first unifying law of Pain that explains the origin of all types of pain: from Arthritis to Fibromyalgia and from Migraine to Sciatica. Sota Omoigui’s Law of Pain states that: The origin of all pain is inflammation and the inflammatory response. This is the most significant advance in our understanding of Pain in the last century. With this understanding and new drugs we have significantly advanced our ability to treat persistent pain. The knowledge in this book will help everyone who has ever suffered from pain. This book and Sota Omoigui’s Law of Pain will endure as a significant milestone in the age-old quest of mankind to conquer pain.

Sota Omoigui’s Anesthesia Drugs Handbook

Designed for quick access to essential anesthesia drug information, The Handbook is a complete clinical guide in a handy portable format. This pocket reference is packed with tables, descriptions and expanded dosing information covering a broad range of drugs and the various routes of administration commonly used in the practice of anesthesia and critical care. As a synopsis of anesthetic pharmacology it is a useful review for the beginning trainee and the advanced practitioner. An all-time best seller, The Anesthesia Drugs Handbook has been translated into Italian, Japanese, Malaysian, Polish and Portuguese.

Sota Omoigui’s Pain Drugs Handbook

Designed for quick access to pain drugs information, Sota Omoigui's Pain Drugs Handbook is a complete clinical guide in a handy portable format. This pocket reference is packed with tables, descriptions and dosages covering a broad range of drugs and the various routes of administration commonly used in the treatment of acute, chronic and cancer pain.

Pain Relief – The L.A. Pain Clinic Guide

This booklet is written to guide those who suffer or know someone suffering from pain. It provides the most current information about the common painful syndromes, the right medications, useful herbs and various treatments that can be utilized in the home, clinic or hospital to successfully ease pain.

This booklet will be useful not only to the public but all health professionals who wish to avail themselves of information that is not routinely taught in medical, nursing or allied health schools. It will provide the knowledge to help relieve pain and suffering.

The Inflammation Pathway from Cholesterol to Aging – Sota Omoigui MD

Medications and Plants that prevent and treat Aging, Cardiovascular Disease, Osteoporosis,Arthritis, Type-2 Diabetes, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.
For the first time, in five hundred years since Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon discovered Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth, an inflammatory pathway has been identified as the key to Aging and the diseases associated with Aging. Dr Sota Omoigui has identified key plant compounds that are available today and described a road map for new drugs that can block this inflammation pathway far more effectively than any medication available today.

The Universal Drugs Infusion Slide Ruler – Sota Omoigui MD

  • -Required in the ER, OR, ICU and all crash carts
  • -6in x 3in tricolor, 4 panel, portable infusion slide ruler
  • -Easy to use and 20 times faster than calculators, computers, infusion tables or expensive pump templates
  • -No batteries needed!
  • -Calculate forward and backward infusion rates for any drug at any concentration in any dosage unit.
  • -Calculate infusion rates for any patient - adult, pediatric or neonate.
  • -Calculate mcg/kg/min, mcg/kg/hr, mg/min, mg/hr, grams/hr, mUnits/min, Units/hr, Units/kg/hr.

It’s a Jungle Out There – 163 Business and life lessons from the Animal Kingdom By Sota Omoigui MD

One of the best books on Self Improvement and Management ever published. Animals have been taking care of business much longer than humans and they do it with an instinct few humans possess. Yes, we can learn a lot from the animal kingdom and everyone should read this book. Having been an avid animal behavior student for many years the author has observed their lessons and been awed by them.
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