Pain Management

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• Head (including mouth or face) or neck pain
• Upper extremity pain (shoulder, hand, and wrist)
• Abdominal/pelvic pain
• Back pain
• Joint pain
• Lower extremity pain (legs and feet)
• Post-surgical pain
• Malignancy (cancer pain)
• Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) or complex regional pain syndrome

Dr. Lee works with the patient to lessen pain, restore function and ultimately achieve and maintain a better quality of life. A comprehensive treatment approach includes injection therapy of the spine and related areas, medical management of pain, physical therapy modalities, and psychological assessments.

Dr. Lee offers numerous injection therapy types, medication management, and spinal cord stimulation therapy when indicated. TENS unit therapy, diagnostic injections including discograms, and selective nerve root blocks are also available as appropriate. Patients may be referred for physical therapy and/or surgical evaluation as well if needed.

What is chronic pain? How do I seek treatment?

Chronic pain is any pain that continues for more than 3-6 months. Your primary care physician or other specialists may refer you when it is felt that pain management will benefit you. Referrals are not required during COVID-19 National Emergency. Acute pain may also be seen for treatment but will necessitate a Provider referral.

What are the treatment options?

There are numerous treatment options, depending on your specific pain source and location. Treatment may include injection therapy, medication management, spinal cord stimulation, or intrathecal pump therapy. Other options include diagnostic injections such as discograms and selective nerve root blocks. We may also refer you for physical therapy, surgical consultation, and/or TENS therapy (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation).

With injection therapies, precision-guided medication delivery targets nerves in your body using various types of medications. Other treatments utilize heat or electrical stimulation to reduce pain or “block” pain signals.

• Epidural injections (in all areas of the spine): the use of anesthetic and/or steroid medications in the epidural space of your spine to relieve pain or diagnose a condition.
• Nerve root and medial branch blocks: Injections are used to determine if a specific spinal nerve root or joint is the source of your pain. These injections can also be used to reduce inflammation and pain. Normally, this treatment is administered as a series of injections.
• Rhizotomy: This procedure blocks pain signals by using a heated electrode applied to specific nerves that carry pain signals to the brain. Rhizotomy usually relieves pain from four months to two years.
• Discography: We look into the spine’s discs to determine if they are the source of your pain. The dye is injected into one or more discs and examined.
• Spinal cord stimulation: Electrical impulses are used to block the pain from being perceived in the brain.