Pain Management

What does a Pain Management Specialist do?

Pain provider often use a wide range of nonsurgical, interventional treatments – along with complementary therapies – as a way of reducing the amount of medication you need to take or to avoid the need for surgery. Greater Regional Pain Management offers comprehensive diagnostic evaluations with a spine and musculoskeletal focus. An evaluation is recommended in order to

a create a personalized treatment plan to provide relief. A wide variety of treatment options and advanced procedures can be performed locally, alleviating extensive travel and wait times for patients. Our specialists use a collaborative approach with your primary care provider to assist

with complex cases.. They may also prescribe pain-killing medications such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), muscle relaxants, or antidepressants.

Depending on the severity of your specific condition, they may also recommend epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks, joint injections, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, or neuromodulation.

Why would I need to see a Pain Management Specialist?

If you have persistent pain that lasts over 6 weeks, your primary care doctor may refer you to a pain management specialist for further testing. For pain that lasts after the healing process should be over, that is called chronic pain. Patients with chronic pain receive personalized treatment plans to reduce pain.

Conditions Treated

• Back pain

• Neck pain

• Myofascial pain (muscle)

• Neuropathy of hands and feet

• Chronic migraine headaches

• Hip pain for non-surgical candidates

• Failed back surgery

• Complex regional pain syndrome

Procedures Available:

• Lumbar epidural steroid injection

• Thoracic epidural steroid injection

• Cervical epidural steroid injection

• Radiofrequency ablation for cervical and lumbar spine pain

• Thoracic facet injection

• Sacroiliac joint injection

• Hip injections (if referred by an orthopedic provider)

• Trigger point injections

• Diagnostic blocks

• Therapeutic nerve blocks

• Cryoablation for knee pain

• Radiofrequency ablation for hip pain

• Spinal cord neuromodulation

• Occipital nerve blocks

• Ganglion impar injection

• Coccygeal ligament injection

• Sympathetic blocks

• Botox for chronic migraine headaches