Post-surgical Pain Relief. Right ON-Q.
If you’re like most people facing surgery, you’re probably concerned about the pain afterwards. In fact, many people put off having an operation because they’re worried about a long and uncomfortable recovery. Now, there’s a better option to get you back on your feet faster after surgery. It’s called ON-Q.
ON-Q is a post-surgical pain pump that delivers local anesthetic (pain numbing medicine) right to a targeted area. Using ON-Q can help reduce your need for narcotics which can have undesirable side-effects and slow your recovery. With ON-Q, patients ambulate faster, breathe more deeply, and return to normal daily life quicker. And since ON-Q is non-narcotic, you feel better faster.
Surgeons have trusted and used ON-Q on over a million patients. Isn’t it time you asked your surgeon about ON-Q?
ON-Q is indicated for:
- Significantly better pain relief than narcotics alone
- Significantly less need for narcotics
Dr. Kiritsis
Dr. Kiritsis, a Richmond native, is a board certified knee and shoulder specialist. Dr. Kiritsis is one of a few Orthopedic Surgeons in the Richmond area to hold a second subspecialty board certification in Sports Medicine. Dr. Kiritsis is an Assistant Clinical professor at MCV in shoulder surgery, and on a monthly basis teaches the MCV residents advanced arthroscopic and open shoulder surgery. In addition, Dr. Kiritsis is a consultant for Depuy Mitek Inc. and travels across the country teaching other orthopaedic surgeons cutting edge arthroscopic techniques for the knee and shoulder. He has served as the team physician for a number of athletic teams on the professional, collegiate, and high school levels
ON-Q is portable and can be carried comfortably in a convenient pouch in the days following your surgery.
ON-Q is a balloon that is filled with numbing medicine that automatically and continuously delivers targeted pain relief, only where it’s needed.
ON-Q SilverSoaker catheters provide an even distribution of medication to the surgical area. The silver coating helps destroy bacteria that can cause infections.