501(c)(3) nonprofit · Cañon City & Colorado Springs

Metamorphosis
Foundation

Where healing becomes transformation.

Interventional pain management, addiction medicine, and integrative wellness — delivered by CRNA specialists and powered by active peer-reviewed research.

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2
Colorado locations
3
Clinical specialties
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Telemedicine available statewide
Video visits · New & established patients
Locations
Cañon City · 113 Latigo Lane
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Colorado Springs · 6015 Lehman Dr, Suite 205
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Mon – Thu · 8am – 4pm
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Telemedicine available statewide
What we treat

Whole-person care, every visit

From advanced interventional procedures to addiction recovery and integrative wellness — we treat the full picture, not just the symptom.

Pain management
Interventional procedures, nerve blocks, SCS, ketamine therapy, and medication management for chronic and acute pain.
Addiction medicine
Evidence-based treatment for substance use disorders, including medication-assisted therapy and long-term recovery support.
Integrative wellness
GLP-1 therapy, physical therapy, neurostimulation, and personalized plans combining conventional and integrative approaches.
Telemedicine
Connect with our providers from anywhere in Colorado. Video visits available for new and established patients.
Interventional procedures
SGB, spinal cord stimulation, Iovera cryoanalgesia, joint injections, and nerve blocks by CRNA specialists.
Research participation
Enroll in active IRB-approved clinical studies. Access innovative treatments while advancing pain science.
Our mission

Why we became a nonprofit

Access to quality pain and addiction care shouldn't depend on what insurance you carry. As a 501(c)(3), every dollar we generate goes back into patient care, research, and community access programs.

We're building a model where advanced interventional care, rigorous research, and compassionate medicine exist under one roof — for everyone in southern Colorado.

About the foundation →
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Access-first care
Serving patients regardless of payer status, with sliding scale options and grant-funded programs.
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Evidence-based practice
All treatments grounded in peer-reviewed research, with active IRB-approved studies at our sites.
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Whole-person treatment
Pain, addiction, and wellness are interconnected. We treat all three together, not in isolation.
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Community reinvestment
Nonprofit surplus funds clinical research, provider training, and underserved patient access programs.
Peer-reviewed research program

Advancing pain science

Our investigator team has published peer-reviewed findings in Cureus and the AANA Journal, with active IRB-approved trials underway. We are pursuing AANA Foundation grant funding for our fibromyalgia RCT with a staged pathway to NIH R21.

2
Publications
250
RCT target enrollment
IRB
Exempt status granted
Active trial
Stellate ganglion block for fibromyalgia: multi-site open-label RCT
Evaluating autonomic modulation as a therapeutic target in fibromyalgia. Building on prior SGB/Long COVID research with exempt IRB status granted.
250 patients · 3 CRNA sitesEnrolling soon
Published · Cureus · 2023
86%
Stellate ganglion block relieves Long COVID-19 symptoms in 86% of patients: a retrospective cohort study
Pearson L, Maina A, Compratt T, Harden S, Aaroe A, Copas W, Thompson L
41-patient cohort from a chronic pain management practice. Unilateral or bilateral SGB explored for management of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2.
Cureus. 2023;15(9):e45161 DOI ↗ PubMed ↗
Published · AANA Journal · 2024
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve cryoneurolysis for meralgia paresthetica: a case report
Pearson L, Schmelzer V, Maye J, Zhang SJ
Successful cryoneurolysis for intractable neuropathic pain from meralgia paresthetica. 100% immediate relief, 80% at 1 month, 60% at 3 months.
AANA J. 2024;92(1):35-39 PubMed ↗

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