Find Relief with ProMedica Pain Management

Individualized Treatment for Chronic Pain

To treat pain, our specialists will consider insights from diagnostic tests to pinpoint the cause of your pain. They will also consider your individual experience and goals. Your treatment plan will be regularly reviewed to determine how well it’s working.

ProMedica Pain Management offers many options to help manage chronic pain. This may include:

• Mind-body techniques.
• Medication.
• Acupuncture.
• Chiropractic.
• Epidural steroid injections.
• Facet joint injections.
• Sacroiliac injections.
• Radiofrequency ablation.
• Nerve blocks.
• Intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET).
• Intraspinal drug therapy.
• Myoneural injection (with or without Botox®).

Your pain may not completely go away after treatment. The goal of chronic pain treatment is to relieve pain enough to improve your quality of life.

A Collaborative Approach to Treatment

Our pain management experts specialize in pain relief. They’ll work with health professionals with differing, but complementary, approaches. Depending on your needs, these professionals may include:

• Doctors.
• Physical therapists.
• Chiropractors.
• Psychologists.
• Radiologists.
• Acupuncturists.
• Cancer specialists.
• Orthopaedic surgeons.
• Rheumatologists.
• Neurologists.

Types of Pain

Pain affects everyone differently. Words like stabbing, burning or radiating might describe how you feel. You may experience pain in short time periods (acute pain), or live with it every day for long time periods (chronic pain).

Chronic pain is often defined as pain that lasts longer than three months. It can last for months, years or more, especially for those with certain health conditions.

Pain is caused by a variety of reasons. Some common chronic pain conditions include:

• Nerve injuries.
• Herniated discs.
• Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
• Cancer and mastectomy.
• Arthritis.
• Migraines.
• Shingles pain (postherpetic neuralgia).
• Muscle pain.
• Neck pain, including work-related injury and “pinched” nerves.
• Back pain, including work-related injury and sciatica.
• Persistent pain after back or neck surgery.
• Chronic pelvic pain (interstitial cystitis).

Improving Your Quality of Life

Pain isn’t just physically debilitating; it can be mentally and emotionally taxing. People with chronic pain may feel a sense of loss from not being able to perform daily activities or enjoy hobbies they love. Pain management can make an impact in how you live and enjoy your life.

Would you mark “yes” to any of the following statements below? If so, pain management could help.

I have trouble taking care of myself (showering, getting dressed, etc.) due to pain.

Daily activities, such as vacuuming or doing the dishes, are a challenge.

It’s difficult for me to sit or stand for long periods of time.

I’m unable to sleep through the night because of pain.

Over-the-counter pain relievers no longer provide pain relief.

I’m unable to participate in physical therapy because of my pain.

I struggle with anxiety or depression because of my pain.

I have short-term pain from surgery or cancer treatment.

Don't let pain stop you from doing the things you love. If you can no longer do daily activities, it's time to make an appointment with a pain management specialist.