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:

• Hip, knee, and shoulder injections – Shots into joint, tendon, and muscle areas that decrease swelling and pain
• Epidural steroid injections – Spinal shots 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
• Radiofrequency ablation – Uses heat to stop targeted nerves from sending pain signals to the brain
• Sacroiliac joint injections – Shots in sacroiliac joint (joint that connects the hip bones to the spine) to decrease swelling and pain
• Vertebroplasty & Kyphoplasty – Spinal shots of medical cement into broken vertebrae area to relieve 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
• 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
• Trigger Point Injections - A medical procedure used to treat pain caused by trigger points, which are tight, tender knots of muscle tissue
• 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
• 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

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.