Pain affects almost 100 million Americans. This number is higher than those
who have diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined. Pain is your body
indicating to you that there could be an underlying problem that needs
attention. There is a wide range of pain disorders including acute pain,
chronic pain, and cancer pain. Pain can be the result of injury, nerve
damage, diabetes as well as surgery.
The goal of pain management is to help you have the best quality of life
possible. Infirmary Health's board-certified interventional pain management
physicians have special training in the diagnosis and treatment of the
many different types of pain. Using the appropriate prescription of medications
and procedures, along with the newest interventional techniques, they
will develop a safe treatment plan to help you manage your pain.
With an increasing number of newer and more complex options becoming available
for treatment of pain, our interventional pain management physicians are
constantly learning to provide patients relief of pain and a chance to
regain their lives. Common treatment methods include