Newey joins Samaritan pain management department

MOSES LAKE — A new doctor has been hired for the pain management department at Samaritan Healthcare. Carter Newey joined the department in August. Newey is a specialist in physical medicine and pain rehabilitation, also known as physiatry, Samaritan officials wrote in a press release. “Depending on patients’ needs, (pain) management may include nerve and muscle testing (electrodiagnostics), musculoskeletal ultrasound, injections (joint, botulinum toxin or trigger point), manual therapy, outpatient rehabilitation (physical, occupational or speech therapy) medications, and more,” the press release said.