Pain Treatment Center in Southaven MS

How Can Our Pain Management Specialists Help You?

Pain management can be complicated or simple, depending on the reason for the pain. An example of straightforward pain management would be nerve root pain from a herniated disc. The pressure of the disc on the sciatic nerve causes pain to radiate down the leg. By relieving the pressure on the nerve, the pain typically goes away.

However, other forms of nerve pain seem to have no identifiable physical cause and may require more complicated treatment to help the patient manage their pain. We've successfully treated a variety of pain conditions, including leg pain, hip pain, acute pain from injuries and many more, so we're ready to help you feel better!

What Do Pain Management Doctors Do for Back Pain?

Managing and treating certain types of back pain can be challenging. However, there are several treatment options that a pain specialist may use.

• Nerve block: This relieves chronic pain by interrupting the path of pain through the nerves. It is an injection of an anti-inflammatory drug, steroid, or anesthetic that targets a particular nerve or group of nerves.

• Epidural steroid injection: This is an injection of medication into an area around the spinal cord or epidural space. These injections can treat lower back pain and sciatica that result from inflammation.

• Spinal cord stimulation: Surgeons surgically implant a device near the spine that creates mild electrical pulses. These electrical pulses change nerve activity to minimize pain sensations in the brain.

• Conventional therapies: These therapies may include physical therapy, strength training, and techniques to improve flexibility.

What Can I Expect From a Pain Clinic?

Pain clinics help you manage physical pain using behavioral, physical, and psychological therapies. As the name implies, pain management does not always mean a complete removal of the pain. Instruction on using certain techniques that make it possible to live a productive life with pain may be given in addition to taking steps to reduce the pain itself.

Pain management clinics focus on diagnosing and managing painful conditions. Pain is a personal thing, so it's important to work with professionals who treat you as an individual.

What Are Some Treatment Options? 

Chronic pain can result from many common health issues as well as less common conditions, injuries and accidents. We offer several pain treatment options, ranging from pain medications to physical therapy to psychotherapy that can help you deal with the challenges of chronic pain. Just a few of our pain treatment options include:

• Physical Therapy

• Therapeutic injections into affected joints

• Nerve block

• Spinal cord stimulator implantation

• Epidurals to help decrease pain in inflamed spinal nerves

• Trigger point injections into muscles that can't relax

• And several more

Many times, we develop a comprehensive treatment plan that incorporates different therapies that work well together.

A good pain program will work with you and your family. Our comprehensive pain management practice helps you create a treatment plan that fits your life. Contact us today to schedule a consultation.