Pain Management

What should I know about pain management?

Pain management is a medical specialty that helps with pain control. 

Pain is a symptom of many health problems, including injuries, diseases, and age-related degenerative conditions. It’s your body’s way of telling you something is wrong. Pain can last a few days (acute pain) or several years (chronic pain). 

Some causes of pain are harder to manage than others. Failure to properly manage pain may delay recovery or cause other health problems like depression and anxiety.

I have chronic pain. When do I need a pain management specialist?

Anyone with chronic pain benefits from the expert care of a pain management specialist. You can also benefit from a pain management specialist if you have pain from an acute injury and at-home care isn’t relieving your discomfort, or the pain is worsening.

Mountcastle Medical & Med Spa is a multispecialty medical clinic committed to meeting the health needs of the community they serve. The team includes pain management specialists who can create plans that provide long-term relief. 

What are pain management treatments?

Your provider at Mountcastle Medical & Med Spa conducts a thorough evaluation before making any treatment recommendations. They want to know more about the type of pain you have, the location of your pain, and activities that make it worse. They perform a physical exam and may order imaging tests to confirm or rule out the source of your pain.

Pain management treatments may include:

• Medication management
• Activity modification
• At-home exercise and stretching program
• Physical therapy
• Interventional pain procedures

Your pain management specialist may recommend one treatment or a combination of them to control your pain.

What are interventional pain procedures?

Interventional pain procedures are minimally invasive treatments that aim to reduce pain. Types of interventional pain procedures include:

Joint injections

Joint injections reduce pain and inflammation in a joint caused by arthritis or an injury. Reducing joint pain may make it easier for you to participate in physical therapy.

Epidural injections

Epidural injections treat inflamed spinal nerves that cause neck, back, or leg pain. These injections contain a local anesthetic and corticosteroid that your provider injects into the epidural space in your spine.

Nerve blocks

Nerve blocks are interventional pain procedures that diagnose and treat nerve pain conditions like sciatica. 

Call Mountcastle Medical & Med Spa today or schedule your pain management consultation online.