Interventional Pain Management

An interventional pain doctor may be able to help if you have:

• Ongoing pain in your arm, leg, neck, shoulder, back, hip, or knee—especially if you haven't had it looked at
• New or acute pain in an your arm, leg, neck, or back after six weeks of conservative treatment, such as physical therapy

Depending on your condition and location, your pain medicine doctor may suggest treatments such as:

• Basivertebral Nerve Ablation
  Minimally invasive procedure that uses heat to reduce chronic low back pain coming from the vertebrae
• Botox for Migraine and Dystonia
  Helps reduce migraine attacks and relieve muscle spasms or abnormal movements
• Epidural Steroid Injections
  Spinal shots that decrease swelling and pain
• Hip, Knee, and Shoulder Injections
  Shots into joint, tendon, and muscle areas that decrease swelling and pain
• Medial Branch Blocks or Nerve Blocks
  Shot of anesthesia or local anesthetic that blocks signals in the nerves to find the source of pain or to relieve pain
• Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD)
  A surgery to help with lower back pain from spinal stenosis which involves making a small cut and using special tools to remove thickened ligament or bone pressing on the spinal cord
• Peripheral Nerve Blocks
  A method used to numb a specific part of the body during surgery which is done by injecting a numbing medicine near the nerve that controls feeling or movement in the area where the surgery will happen
• Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
  A way to treat chronic pain by placing a small electrical device next to a nerve outside the brain or spinal cord, delivering gentle electrical pulses, and if the trial period is successful, a generator is implanted, allowing the person to control the device and adjust settings as needed
• Radiofrequency Ablation
  Uses heat to stop targeted nerves from sending pain signals to the brain
• Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
  Procedure that joins the SI joint, or the joint that connects your lower spine to your pelvis, to help reduce pain and improve stability in the lower back and pelvis
• Sacroiliac Joint Injections
  Shots in sacroiliac joint (joint that connects the hip bones to the spine) to decrease swelling and pain
• Spinal Cord Stimulation
  Medical device placed in the body to stop pain signals from reaching the brain
• Sympathetic Nerve Blocks
  Inject a numbing medicine near the sympathetic nerves which control things your body does automatically, like your heart rate, blood pressure, and sweating
• Vertebroplasty & Kyphoplasty
  Spinal shots of medical cement into broken vertebrae area to relieve pain
• Trigger Point Injections
  A medical procedure used to treat pain caused by trigger points, which are tight, tender knots of muscle tissue

We care for the whole patient, and work to address the cause of your pain. Rely on our team to work with your other care providers as necessary to ensure you get complete treatment.