The Center for Pain Management meets treatment objectives through a multidisciplinary approach to pain management. Various modalities of pain control may be used, including:
- Nerve blocks using fluoroscopy
- Various medications (most commonly including anti-inflammatory, antidepressant and anticonvulsant medications)
- Physical and occupational therapy services
- Psychological evaluation and treatment
- Patient education to encourage the patient’s understanding, cooperation and participation in treatment
Our specially trained staff performs highly specialized procedures including:
- Injections: cervical & lumbar facet joints
- Peripheral & autonomic nerve blocks
- Selective/transforaminal nerve root blocks
- Trigger point injections
- Radiofrequency lesioning
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Biofeedback/relaxation training
- Botox injections for the treatment of migraines
- In-office ultrasound-guided injections
Ideal referral candidates for consultation include patients experiencing:
- Chest wall pain
- Post-laminectomy syndrome
- Complex Regional Pain Syndromes (CRPS): RSD/causalgia
- Post-herpetic neuralgia
- Neck pain with or without radiculopathy
- Lower back pain with or without radiculopathy
- Peripheral neuropathies (such as diabetic neuropathy)
- Peripheral vascular insufficiency/ischemic pain
- Myofascial pain syndrome
- Spinal cord injury pain syndrome
- Epidural steroid injections
