People suffer from pain for a variety of reasons such as illness, injury or an unknown cause. Being in constant pain can be devastating for sufferers and their loved ones. Fortunately, there are several options for pain management. A successful pain management treatment program can cure or significantly decrease pain. Interventional pain procedures can be very successful. What is an interventional pain procedure, what are some specific examples and how are they beneficial?

An interventional procedure is a minimally invasive treatment for pain. Injections, nerve blocks, spinal cord stimulation, and implanted drug delivery systems are all examples of interventional procedures. Interventional pain management is a medical sub-specialty of pain management. Read more »

Pain can be a beneficial mechanism that alerts us when we have an injury or sickness within our bodies that needs our attention. Pain may be sharp, dull, intermittent, localized to one part of the body, or all over. Often, pain goes away once a problem is addressed. Unfortunately, there are thousands of people suffering from chronic pain due to conditions such as arthritis, abnormal pain-sensing regions in the brain or for unknown causes.  Read more »