Pain Management

Our anesthesiologists are trained in comprehensive services for chronic, acute and end-stage pain. Pain management is provided for cancer palliation, post-operative pain, chronic back pain, headaches and facial pain, neuralgia and other chronic pain problems. We focus on easing pain, reducing pain-related disability, and improving quality of life using a variety of therapies and services.

The Pain Management Center evaluates and treats chronic pain - severe pain that has proven unresponsive to conservative therapy.

Areas of expertise include:

Chronic pain
Cancer pain
Pediatric pain
Acute post-operative pain
Cervical injuries
Lower spine injuries
Nervous system disease pain

Nerve and phantom limb pain
Headaches and facial pain
Chest injuries
Facial muscle pain
Reflex pain
Pelvic pain

Following patient evaluation, a multimodality treatment plan is developed to provide therapy for the central and peripheral components of a patient's particular pain syndrome. Often, more than one of the following treatment strategies must be used simultaneously:

Injection therapy (epidural steroids, somatic and sympathetic blocks, facet joint injection and trigger point injections)
Electrical nerve stimulation (dorsal column stimulator)
Myeloscopy/epiduroscopy
Radio frequency lessoning
Cryoablation
Infusion pumps
Physical therapy

Treatment Goals

To eliminate the source of pain, if possible, or to reduce it to a tolerable level
To help eliminate depression
To eliminate drug dependency
To educate the patient about chronic pain
To aid the patient in functioning within pain limits
To help return the patient to gainful employment and a fulfilling life