Dr. Brian A. Rowan
SOUTHERN HEALTH CORP OF ELLIJAY
134 Ansley Drive
Dahlonega, GA, United States
30533
134 Ansley Drive
Dahlonega, GA, United States
30533
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Facility Affiliations
Dr. Brian A. Rowan's Credentials
Education
- Univ Of Cincinnati Coll Of Med, Cincinnati Oh 45267 (Grad. 1996)
Insurance accepted by this Doctor
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Cigna
In 2009, I was sent to Dr. Rowan as he was a provider on my employer's workers' comp. plan. Per MRI ordered by referring family practice provider, I had two herniated lumbar/sacral discs causing 3 areas of nerve impingement (including spinal cord nerve, which would cause my legs to buckle, at times, while I was hobbling around!). I could barely walk, had extreme sciatica and numbness in right leg, woke up with severe muscles spasms for 6 weeks that would leave me screaming in the middle of the night and day with my children and husband very anxious and without any way to help me. The pain was so intense that the injury was causing the muscles around the injury to contract which then radiated out and caused the rest of muscles along entire spine to contract and spasm. He would give me a 5 pill prescription of some very ineffective, weak muscle relaxer not designed for such an extreme injury. He said that that was the only thing he prescribed in his practice and refused to address the pain caused by the injury beyond this ineffective treatment. I never sought pain medication as it does not help me; I asked only for a stronger muscle relaxer that would help my muscles to stop spasming. My treatment was several weeks of physical therapy. A year and a half later, he released me for a return to work, saying I had "a herniated disc" in his report, along with weight limits on what I should lift, push, pull, etc.. My employer did not allow me to return, telling me they could no longer use me if I was unable to lift 70 pounds. Ten years down the road, I am very limited in my physical capabilities for employment. I can do very little of the yardwork I had vigorously pursued in my yard as well as routine maintenance chores around the house. During treatment, he offered no understanding or empathy for the symptoms and continuous extreme pain I experienced for months. Apparently, this was not a "one off", as I read that other patients have reported similar encounters, and even worse!
Submitted Oct. 7, 2019