Welcome to Natural State Pain and Wellness Clinic
For most patients, healing and rehabilitation require more than medications and invasive procedures. Natural State Pain and Wellness Clinic is committed to identifying and treating each patient's root cause of pain through a multi-modal therapeutic approach.
Dr. Jill Flaxman combines years of interventional pain management expertise, conservative therapies, and a whole-person care model to drive long-term, sustainable pain relief and a natural path to wellness.
We are committed to helping our patients get their lives back!
We’re here for you!
“I absolutely love this place, they are very detailed in their treatment plans and educate you on what they are doing and why. The doctors and staff make you feel like you’re amongst friends! Very welcoming, professional and loving atmosphere.”
Laura Jiles
Meet Our Team
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Meet Dr. Jill Flaxman, from Stuttgart, Arkansas. She is a small-town lady with a big heart for her patients.
Dr. Flaxman graduated from UAMS Medical School in 1999, where she continued on to an anesthesiology residency, where she was appointed Chief Resident. She has worked for nearly 20 years as a Cardiovascular Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Physician in Central Arkansas.
Serving in various leadership positions for her anesthesia group and for CHI St. Vincent, she knows that collaboration amongst specialties and instituting best care practices dramatically improves patient care and outcomes. She has been a driving force in successfully changing medical care models, and she aims to improve pain management in Arkansas by using her Whole Person Pain Care model.
Jill Flaxman, MD | Practice Owner
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Gayle Gaston, RN, BSN, CPC, is our Pain Nurse. Gayle brings 26 years of pain management experience to our team. Gayle has the ability to provide a detailed assessment of a patient's needs and facilitate a meaningful and effective plan of care. She provides both patients and providers support during procedures, ensuring the utmost comfort, relaxation, and speed. Gayle’s supportive personality extends outside of our office to her standard poodle, Butte, where she serves as his ‘emotional support human’!
After working alongside Dr. Flaxman at another organization, Gayle chose to follow her to Natural State Pain and Wellness knowing that she would put her heart and soul into the clinic and the patients. Gayle is a tremendous asset to NSPAW serving both as a Pain Nurse and a medical coding expert. She advises on best practices and treatment protocols, ensuring that patient’s care and procedures are paid for by insurance as much as possible. Gayle helps us give the best care possible to our patients. We are truly fortunate to have her on our team.
Amy Regnas, APRN
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Allie Barker, RN, MSN, BSN, is our Director of Clinical Operations. Allie facilitates referral development, patient experience, and retention. She has also facilitated the implementation of our Electronic Medical Record (EMR) platform, policies and procedures, and our evidence-based clinical practice to ensure we are providing the best and most effective experience for our patients! If it’s sunny outside you can find her on the tennis courts or hanging out with her 4 kids.
Allie chose to work with Natural State Pain and Wellness because of Dr. Jill Flaxman. She greatly admires Dr. Flaxman’s outstanding patient care methodology, her ability to truly meet patients where they are in their journey, and the expertise she offers to take them to finally finding relief and living pain-free. Allie offers several years of clinical and business development experience to our practice and we are so glad she is here.
Karen Williams, APRN
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Megan Martiness is our Medical Assistant and if you’ve ever called our office, she was likely the happy “hello” on the other end! Megan brings eight years of experience and care to our team. She manages patient referrals, scheduling, taking patient vitals, and many other hands-on responsibilities. When she’s not at work you’ll probably find her kayaking or listening to podcasts about murder mysteries.
Megan chose to work at Natural State Pain and Wellness because of Dr. Flaxman’s investment in her employees, their success, and their well-being. And we are sure glad she did because she brings so many great attributes to our team! Megan is one of the first faces our patients see when they arrive at our clinic. Her kind and caring personality helps everyone feel comfortable and confident to start their experience.
Allie Barker, MSN-BSN, RN
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Gayle Gaston, RN, BSN, CPC, is our Pain Nurse. Gayle brings 26 years of pain management experience to our team. Gayle has the ability to provide a detailed assessment of a patient's needs and facilitate a meaningful and effective plan of care. She provides both patients and providers support during procedures, ensuring the utmost comfort, relaxation, and speed. Gayle’s supportive personality extends outside of our office to her standard poodle, Butte, where she serves as his ‘emotional support human’!
After working alongside Dr. Flaxman at another organization, Gayle chose to follow her to Natural State Pain and Wellness knowing that she would put her heart and soul into the clinic and the patients. Gayle is a tremendous asset to NSPAW serving both as a Pain Nurse and a medical coding expert. She advises on best practices and treatment protocols, ensuring that patient’s care and procedures are paid for by insurance as much as possible. Gayle helps us give the best care possible to our patients. We are truly fortunate to have her on our team.
Gayle Gatson, BSN-RN
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Megan Martiness is our Medical Assistant and if you’ve ever called our office, she was likely the happy “hello” on the other end! Megan brings eight years of experience and care to our team. She manages patient referrals, scheduling, taking patient vitals, and many other hands-on responsibilities. When she’s not at work you’ll probably find her kayaking or listening to podcasts about murder mysteries.
Megan chose to work at Natural State Pain and Wellness because of Dr. Flaxman’s investment in her employees, their success, and their well-being. And we are sure glad she did because she brings so many great attributes to our team! Megan is one of the first faces our patients see when they arrive at our clinic. Her kind and caring personality helps everyone feel comfortable and confident to start their experience.
Megan Martiness
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Amy Regnas, MSN, APN, FNP-C, is our Nurse Practitioner. Amy brings over 12 years of nursing and care to our team, focusing on improving chronic conditions and enhancing life quality. Amy assesses patients' needs and formulates a treatment plan so our patients can function at the highest quality of life possible. Amy has a crazy obsession with Gnomes and decorating for every season and occasion, no matter how small. Don’t be surprised when our clinic is decorated for National Taco Day!
Amy chose to practice at Natural State Pain and Wellness because of her shared vision of what it means to take care of patients. Both Amy and Dr. Flaxman agree that true patient care is geared towards improving the patient’s overall well-being and restoring and optimizing their quality of life while minimizing the number of medications, pain medication specifically, that they have to be on. Her foundation in this model is the reason we are so grateful she decided to join the NSPAW family.
Gayla Duncan
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Kerry is Dr. Flaxman's Executive Assistant and our Professional Coding Expert. Kerry assists patients with scheduling follow-ups, determining insurance coverage, and helping to provide the most comprehensive and excellent experience possible to all our patients.
Kerry's past professional background was in home decor and design until she decided to make a significant pivot in life and went back to school to serve NSPAW as a professional coding expert.
Outside of her role in pursuing our passion for redefining pain management in Arkansas, you can find Kerry gardening, painting, and hanging out with her favorite puppy Gatsby 🐶