Pain Management Services

Interventional pain management (IPM)  or interventional pain medicine is a medical subspecialty defined by the National Uniforms Claims Committee (NUCC) as, "invasive interventions such as the discipline of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of pain related disorders principally with the application of interventional techniques in managing sub-acute, chronic, persistent, and intractable pain, independently or in conjunction with other modalities of treatment". At Pain Care Centers, we offer an array of IPM modalities to complement your diagnostic and therapeutic objectives.

At Pain Care Centers, we offer a variety of pain management procedures including Botox injections. Botox has many medical uses beyond smoothing fine lines and wrinkles.

Radiofrequency ablation, also known as rhizotomy, is a minimally invasive procedure that uses radio-frequency waves to burn nerve fibers and interrupt pain signals to the brain. It's often used to treat chronic pain from facet joints in the neck or lower back, sacroiliac joints in the lower back, and other conditions.

Trigger point injection (TPI) can help relieve myofascial pain, which is usually caused by a "knot" in your muscle (trigger point).

Spinal cord stimulators use small electrical pulses to interfere with pain signals before they reach your brain. You start with a trial period of wearing the stimulator device outside your body. If the treatment works, you are referred to a surgeon who would permanently implant the device (pulse generator) beneath your skin. The pulse generator sends electrical pulses to electrodes placed strategically along your spine.

A sacroiliac joint injection is used to diagnose or treat lower back pain that comes from your sacroiliac joint. This joint is the place where your spine connects to your pelvis. For the procedure, your healthcare provider injects medicine directly into the joint to ease pain.

Lumbar epidural steroid injections (ESIs) is a pain relief option for certain causes of chronic low back pain. They inject an anti-inflammatory medication into the epidural space around your spinal nerves. Lumbar ESIs are most effective in providing pain relief from a herniated disk and spinal stenosis.

Facet joint block is a minimally invasive procedure in which a physician uses fluoroscopy or CT imaging to guide the placement of an injection of medication into a facet joint to provide pain relief. This can be in the lumbar, thoracic, or cervical regions of the spine.

Ultrasound (US) machines allow us to see structures such as tendons, ligaments, muscle and joints in real time for a precise injection delivery. This allows us to safely inject structures in the body that are otherwise difficult to examine and find. At Pain Care Centers, we offer a variety of ultrasound guided injections.