We have a number of pain management treatments and have the only upright MRI machine in Canada which has proven to help diagnose the point of pain more accurately and is also much more comfortable for our clients. We welcome walk in’s and, in general, you rarely have to wait 2 weeks for an appointment. We help to ease your pain quickly because when you’re in pain, almost nothing else matters.
Contact our team today to find out how we can help you and your specific need.
Our team of specialists in neurosurgery and pain management are professional and able to assess your specific needs. We work together as a team to devise the best solutions to your specific issues and develop treatments to help ease your pain.
Dr. Richard Brownlee is a neurosurgeon who oversees the multi-disciplinary team that diagnoses and treats pain at the Welcome Back Upright MRI, Pain Management and Regenerative Medicine Clinic. He has a special interest in neck and back pain, two of the most common sites of chronic pain. Dr. Brownlee has trained extensively in spinal surgery techniques and has taken courses to keep him and the Clinic’s team up-to-date on the most technologically advanced protocols as they diagnose pain and develop treatment plans for clients.
Dr. Brownlee is a neurosurgeon and Chief of Surgery at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, where he has worked since 1996. He received his medical degree from the University of Calgary in 1990 where he continued in, and completed a Neurosurgery specialty in 1996. He received certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) in 1996 and obtained American Board certification in Neurosurgery in 2002.
Dr. Brownlee is originally from Ontario where he received his Bachelor and Master’s degrees from the University of Western Ontario and the University of Toronto in 1985 and 1991 respectively.
Dr. Hughes received his Medical Degree from the University of Toronto in 2007. He completed his five-year Orthopedic residency at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and obtained his Fellowship in Shoulder, Elbow and Knee Arthroscopy as well as Upper Extremity Reconstruction at the Pan Am Clinic in Winnipeg, MB. He specializes is Arthroscopy, Upper Extremity Reconstruction and Trauma. Dr. Hughes serves as an Associate Team Physician and the Consulting Orthopedic Surgeon for the Kamloops Blazers Hockey Team and the Kamloops North Paws Baseball team. He has a busy sports medicine and upper extremity reconstruction practice here in Kamloops. He enjoys and still participates in many sports and has a very active lifestyle with his wife and 2 boys.
Conditions he treats include but not limited to:
Amanda grew in Kamloops, B.C. She received her Bachelor of Science (Honours) from Thompson Rivers University before moving to Edmonton to complete her Master of Science in Physical Therapy at the University of Alberta in 2015. She completed post-graduate training in acupuncture from Acupuncture Canada, and attended the Norton School of Lymphatic therapy to become a certified lymphedema therapist (CLT). Also, she received a scholarship from PINC & STEEL to become a certified PINC cancer rehabilitation therapist – a program designed to support and guide women through every stage of cancer treatment and recovery.
Amanda often works with these conditions:
Dr. Robyn Stanley (Prescott) grew up with a naturopathic lifestyle. As a child, she looked forward to visiting her naturopathic doctor and appreciated the highly individualized care. Her passion to provide that same exceptional care and guidance to help her patients discover the root cause of their health concerns is what drove Dr. Stanley (Prescott) to become a naturopathic physician. She is very passionate about creating a safe, connected, and inspiring atmosphere where her patients can work through the healing process.
Dr. Stanley (Prescott) received her medical degree from the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic medicine in 2014 where she graduated with the prestigious Spirit of Boucher award acknowledging her for outstanding commitment to both the community and academics. For the past five years Dr. Stanley (Prescott) has operated her own successful private practice in North Vancouver, BC before relocating to Kamloops, BC.
Dr. Stanley (Prescott)'s practice focuses on pain management, personal health optimization, and hormone balancing for all individuals. With an extensive passion for physical medicine Dr. Stanley (Prescott) has spent many years perfecting injection therapy techniques and currently holds certification in PRP, neural therapy, therapeutic and cosmetic botox and is one of the few naturopathic physicians in Canada to perform injections under ultrasound guidance.
Dr. Stanley (Prescott) is active in BC with presentations for the public on various topics as well as she has written for Alive Magazine, NSMBA, and Mountain Bike for Her. She has also been an advanced physical medicine instructor for the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine in Vancouver, BC.
Dr. Stanley (Prescott)’s passion for nature extends into her personal life as well. When she isn’t at her office, you can find her mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding or dancing!
He sees patients with pain involving the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, knees and hips including joint replacement surgery. He provides non-surgical treatment including injections with Hyaluronic acid, corticosteroids and N stride autologous proteins.
Dr. Butterwick grew up in the small manufacturing town of St. Thomas, Ontario. He then obtained an Undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario. Dr. Butterwick later moved to Ottawa for nearly a decade to obtain a Doctorate of Medicine in 2008 and complete a five-year Orthopedic Surgery Residency in 2013, both at the University of Ottawa. He holds Fellowship Certificates for subspecialty training in Orthopedic Trauma from the University of Ottawa, Foot and Ankle Reconstruction from the University of British Columbia and Hip and Knee Arthroplasty from the University of Toronto. His elective practice focuses on each element of his fellowship training. In his spare time, he is an avid mountain biker, snowboarder and budding backcountry enthusiast.