Pain Management
Pain Management
At Saint Vincent Hospital and Saint Vincent Medical Group, we understand how chronic or acute pain can affect your daily life. When you’re living with pain, each day can be a monumental challenge. Proper pain management may help you take control of day-to-day tasks and improve your daily quality of life.
Whether you need help with chronic pain management or want to explore short-term pain management therapy, we offer guidance, evaluation and treatment tailored to your needs. Our teams collaborate with doctors across multiple specialties, physical therapists and clinical psychologists to deliver comprehensive and quality care.
Conditions We Treat
At Saint Vincent Hospital and Saint Vincent Medical Group, we diagnose and treat a wide range of chronic and acute pain conditions, including:- Arthritis
- Athletic pain
- Biomechanical conditions
- Cancer pain
- Chronic back pain
- Chronic cervical (neck) pain
- Chronic neck and back pain
- Complex regional pain syndrome (RSD)
- Compression fracture / Compression fractures
- Facet arthropathy
- Facial pain (tic douloureux)
- Fibromyalgia
- Headaches, migraines, neuralgia and cervicogenic headaches
- Herniated disc / Herniated vertebral disc (HNP)
- Internal disc disruption
- Lumbar radiculopathy
- Musculoskeletal pain
- Neuropathic pain (nerve pain) / Neuropathic pain syndromes
- Pelvic and abdominal pain
- Post-operative pain
- Postherpetic neuralgia
- Reflex sympathetic disorder
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shingles
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylosis / Spondylolisthesis
Treatment Options and Procedures
At Saint Vincent Hospital and Saint Vincent Medical Group, our teams use a wide range of conservative and interventional techniques to help identify and treat many forms of pain. Procedures and treatment options include:
- Advanced Neuromodulation & Innovative Therapies
- Botox injections
- Celiac plexus block
- Discography
- Dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulator
- Epidural steroid injections (ESI)
- Hypogastric plexus block
- Intraspinal infusion system
- Joint injections
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Medial branch blocks (prognostic and therapeutic)
- Nerve root injections
- Neuroplasty
- Occipital nerve block
- PainTEQ Sacroiliac Joint (SI) Fusion
- Peripheral nerve injections
- Peripheral nerve stimulation
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Radiofrequency thermocoagulation
- Sacroiliac innervation ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator
- SPRINT PNS 60-day implant
- Stellate ganglion block
- Trigger point injections
- Vertiflex spinal spacer
Medication Management
Our Pain Management Center healthcare providers offer advanced medications to create a responsible treatment plan. Commonly used medications include:
- Anti-inflammatories
- Non-narcotic analgesics
- Appropriate opiates
- Neuropathic pain medications
Your Pain Management Journey
There’s little else that can get your spirit down quite like dealing with chronic pain. Whether your pain comes from an old sports injury, recent injury, surgery or simply wear and tear, your goal is the same: relief from the discomfort of chronic pain. Your physician’s approach to pain relief depends very much on your particular cause, your age and health.
Your doctor will discuss strategic options with you to begin your pain management journey to recovery.
5 Common Pain Management Approaches
- Medication — With nationwide efforts to reduce opioid use, physicians often prioritize non-opioid medications such as high-dose ibuprofen when appropriate.
- Interventional Procedures — Including nerve blocks, injections and electrical stimulation treatments.
- Rehabilitative and Occupational Therapy — Addressing both the source of pain and daily function with guided exercises and mobility strategies.
- Complementary Alternative Medicine — Such as acupuncture, yoga and meditation to support overall well-being.
- Self-Management — Diet adjustments and low-impact exercise like swimming can support long-term improvement.
Reach out to us to learn more about our Pain Management services.