Pain Management
Interventional pain management is a special area of medicine focused on finding and treating chronic pain. It’s for people who struggle with long-lasting pain and haven’t found relief with other treatments. Chronic pain affects millions of Americans, making it hard to sleep, draining energy, and making everyday activities tough.
An interventional pain specialist is a doctor who’s really good at helping people deal with chronic pain. They use gentle methods to diagnose and treat pain, like special procedures, medications, and rehab exercises. These specialists team up with other doctors like physiatrists, neurologists, and surgeons to give you the best care possible.
Interventional pain specialists handle all sorts of chronic pain problems, like:
- Arthritis
- Back pain
- Cancer-related pain
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Facial pain
- Headaches and migraines
- Neck pain
- Neuropathic pain
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Interventional pain specialists do special procedures to ease chronic pain, like:
- Epidural steroid injections: Putting medication near your spinal cord to reduce inflammation and pain.
- Facet joint injections: Injecting medication into spine joints to ease pain.
- Nerve blocks: Injecting medication to stop pain signals in specific nerves.
- Radiofrequency ablation: Using energy to stop nerves from sending pain signals.
- Spinal cord stimulation: Putting a device in your spine to send electrical signals and ease pain.
You might want to see one of these doctors if your pain has lasted more than three months, stops you from doing things you enjoy, affects your mood, is constant, or is caused by a serious condition or injury. They’re here to help you feel better and get back to enjoying life!
