Treatment Options

The Memorial Pain Control Center uses a number of different techniques to treat acute and chronic pain, including:

Anesthesiology

• Nerve blocks (epidural, facet joint, sympathetic)
• Trigger point injections
• Non-narcotic medicinal management
• Coordinated treatment for spinal pumps

Physical Therapy

The Memorial Pain Control Center works closely with the Regional Rehabilitation Center of Memorial Hospital. Depending on your individual plan, treatment may include a variety of exercises, joint mobilization, traction, "unwieghting", heat therapy, cold therapy, electrotherapy, hydrotherapy (hands only), pool therapy and ergonomic evaluation. You will learn how to reduce the risk of reinjury, correct body mechanics and receive other information to help manage your condition in everyday life.

Occupational Therapy

A variety of exercises, adaptive equipment, splints, energy conservation techniques and/or modalities (heat, cold, electricity) are all directed at reducing pain and improving function. Also included is information for the independent management of chronic pain, and techniques for minimizing the potential of reinjuring or aggravating persistent pain.

Pain Management Counseling

Painful conditions that have persisted for months or years can erode mental and emotional well-being as well as strain relationships, commonly resulting in frustration, depression, anxiety and emotional problems. Physical and emotional stress and the fatigue of daily life can also significantly increase pain.

Our pain management counselor provides a variety of therapeutic approaches for pain management. The most common treatments include deep breathing, relaxation, guided imagery, stress management, hypnosis, individual/family counseling and group counseling.