Josh Duckworth, MD
Josh Duckworth, MD, is a pain management physician who helps patients living with complex and everyday pain, especially pain related to the nervous system. Dr. Duckworth cares for patients at MultiCare Medical Pain Management in Gig Harbor and Tacoma. He provides care for patients with headaches and migraines, neck and lower back pain with nerve involvement, occipital nerve and plexus issues, facial pain or spasm, dystonia, complex regional pain syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, and peripheral neuropathy. He also treats pain related to conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, traumatic brain injury, long COVID, chronic Lyme disease, lupus, and fibromyalgia.
Dr. Duckworth partners with patients to create individualized care plans that fit their goals, focusing on relief, restoring function, and improving quality of life. He is a former service member with 28 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy, remains active in youth sports, and supports brain health advocacy through nonprofit work.
The services Dr. Duckworth provides include:
- Integrative conservative therapies
- Medication management
- Neuromodulation and chemical denervation (botulinum toxin therapy)
- Neuromuscular trigger point therapy
- Peripheral nerve blocks
- American Academy of Neurology
- Neurocritical Care Society
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Stevens RD, Huff JS, Duckworth J, Papangelou A, Weingart SD, Smith WS. Emergency neurological life support: intracranial hypertension and herniation. Neurocrit Care. 2012 Sep;17 Suppl 1:S60-5. doi: 10.1007/s12028-012-9754-5. PMID: 22936079.
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Pearn ML, Niesman IR, Egawa J, Sawada A, Almenar-Queralt A, Shah SB, Duckworth JL, Head BP. Pathophysiology Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury: Current Treatments and Potential Novel Therapeutics. Cell Mol Neurobiol. 2017 May;37(4):571-585. doi: 10.1007/s10571-016-0400-1. Epub 2016 Jul 6. PMID: 27383839; PMCID: PMC11482200.
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Rhea CK, Kuznetsov NA, Ross SE, Long B, Jakiela JT, Bailie JM, Yanagi MA, Haran FJ, Wright WG, Robins RK, Sargent PD, Duckworth JL. Development of a Portable Tool for Screening Neuromotor Sequelae From Repetitive Low-Level Blast Exposure. Mil Med. 2017 Mar;182(S1):147-154. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-16-00140. PMID: 28291466.
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Duckworth JL, Stevens RD. Imaging brain trauma. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2010 Apr;16(2):92-7. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e3283374900. PMID: 20160645.
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Kowalski RG, Buitrago MM, Duckworth J, Chonka ZD, Puttgen HA, Stevens RD, Geocadin RG. Neuroanatomical predictors of awakening in acutely comatose patients. Ann Neurol. 2015 May;77(5):804-16. doi: 10.1002/ana.24381. Epub 2015 Mar 13. PMID: 25628166; PMCID: PMC4955543.
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Additional research: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Duckworth+J&cauthor_id=22936079
Through my own experiences as an athlete and former service member I understand how deeply pain can affect both physical and emotional well-being. As a neurologist I understand the pain and discomfort that is associated with neurologic injury, disease, and disorders. My goal is to provide patient-centered care by creating personalized treatment plans that focus on managing pain, restoring function, and improving quality of life.
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