There is an increasing public and professional recognition of pain as a primary problem in and of itself. Historically taught as an important symptom of disease, a new realization in the medical community now identifies pain as the only real problem for many patients. Pain often is the disease process itself, rather than a mere symptom of an ongoing disease. Within this area of research, interventional pain management is the discipline of using minimally invasive techniques to diagnose and treat back and neck pain.
Interventional pain management is the use of precise, state-of-the-art techniques for percutaneous treatment of painful conditions. These are effective needle-and-probe techniques which minimize patient discomfort while avoiding many surgical and anesthetic risks and expenses. Our approach maximizes efficiency and improves outcomes while also providing valuable diagnostic information which can guide and reinforce multidisciplinary efforts.
We specialize in the management of the following causes of pain: