Pain Treatments
Minimally invasive procedures are a vital part of interventional pain management and can be found in the Pain Treatments section. On PainDoctor.com, you will find an in-depth article detailing each procedure accompanied a video of live procedure footage and a video of a patient who has had success with that particular procedure.
Interventional Procedures
When it comes to treating chronic pain, there are many studies to support the use of interventional, or noninvasive, procedures. By using methodology such as injections, ablations, chiropractic care and other noninvasive modalities, surgery (and a prolonged recovery time) can often be avoided.
- Stellate Ganglion Block
- Adhesiolysis
- Sacroiliac Joint Injections
- Occipital Nerve Block
- Discography
- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (Post Laminectomy Syndrome)
- Botox for Headaches
- Joint Injections
- Sciatic Nerve Block - Treatment for Sciatic Pain
- Computed Tomography/Fluoroscopic Guided Sacroiliac Joint Injection
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation and Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation
- Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty - Treatment for Spinal Compression Fracture
- Epidural Steroid Injection
- Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)
- Spinal Disc Decompression
- Vertebroplasty
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Radio Frequency Ablation
- Sacral Nerve Stimulation (SNS)
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
Pain Medications
Medications used to treat chronic pain often include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs known as NSAIDs, membrane stabilizing medications, opioids/narcotics and muscle relaxants. When prescribed and taken properly, pain medications can provide temporary relief for chronic pain patients.
- Opioids
- Muscle Relaxants for Pain Management
- Antidepressants for Pain Medication
- Anti-Convulsants for Pain Management
- Long Term Opioid Use
Alternative Treatments
When treating chronic pain, alternative treatments play an important role and work together cohesively with other medical treatments. Along with conventional treatments, your pain physician may suggest chiropractic treatments, acupuncture, biofeedback, or physical therapy.- Botox
- Complementary and Alternative Medicines
- Active Release Techniques
- Chiropractic
- Ketamine for Pain Management
- Acupuncture For Pain Management
- Capsaicin
- Relaxation and Guided Imagery
- Biofeedback
- Platelet Rich Protein (PRP) Injections
- Acupuncture
- End of Life Pain Management
- Chiropractic Care for Pain Management
- TENS Units
- Acupuncture for Pain Relief
