What is involved in pain management services?

Pain management services utilize various treatments and therapies in order to help reduce pain and treat the condition causing it.

What to say to pain management doctors?

When you're visiting a pain management doctor, be clear and specific about where your pain is, the intensity of the pain, and how long the pain has been present for.

What to do when chronic pain is unbearable?

If your chronic pain has reached an unbearable level, schedule an appointment with a pain management clinic. The providers at the clinic can provide you with the care you need in order to find relief from your chronic condition.

Can you refer yourself to pain management?

You can be referred to a pain management specialist by another provider, but you can also schedule an appointment with a pain management clinic like Core Medical Center if your pain has become unbearable.

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If you're living with chronic or acute pain, Core Medical Center offers interventional pain management procedures designed to restore function, reduce inflammation, and get you moving again—without relying on long‒term medications or surgery. Our medical teams deliver personalized treatment plans that target the root cause of your pain.

Our approach blends modern imaging technology, targeted injections, and minimally invasive therapies to provide long-lasting relief for back, joint, nerve, and soft tissue pain.

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What Are Pain Management Services?

Pain management services refer to procedures that relieve pain by addressing its underlying causes. At Core Medical Center, we utilize both large and small C-arm fluoroscopy systems along with ultrasound guidance to precisely guide injections and therapies. Unlike "blind stick" techniques, our image‒guided approach ensures accuracy, reduces complications, and improves results. We use fluoroscopic guidance for all joint procedures and select nerve procedures, while all soft tissue procedures are performed under ultrasound guidance. This comprehensive imaging approach allows our physicians to visualize anatomy in real-time and ensure accurate needle placement for 100% accuracy with all our procedures. With advanced C-arm systems and expert ultrasound guidance, we are one of the most technologically advanced outpatient pain clinics, providing patients with the most effective and safest treatment possible.

Pain Management Procedures Offered at Core Medical Center

Injections for Pain Management

Injection of hyaluronic acid to restore natural joint lubrication and cushioning, reducing pain and improving mobility in patients with osteoarthritis. Can be performed in shoulders, knees, hips, ankles, and thumbs, but most commonly done in knees. Insurance typically only covers knee injections.

Large Joint Injection with Fluoroscopic Guidance: Real-time X-ray guided injection of steroid and anesthetic into large joints (knee, shoulder, hip) ensuring precise needle placement for optimal therapeutic effect. Small/Medium Joint Injection with Fluoroscopic Guidance: Real-time X-ray guided injection into smaller joints (wrist, ankle, elbow) using fluoroscopy to ensure accurate medication delivery to the joint space.

Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid into tender muscle knots (trigger points) to relieve muscle spasm, pain, and referred pain patterns in various muscle groups

Diagnostic Procedures

Injection of contrast dye into the knee joint followed by imaging to evaluate joint structures, cartilage tears, and internal joint abnormalities.

Injection of contrast dye into the shoulder joint followed by imaging to diagnose rotator cuff tears, labral tears, and other internal shoulder problems.

Injection of contrast dye into the hip joint followed by imaging to evaluate labral tears, cartilage damage, and other internal hip joint abnormalities and Under nerve blocks list the following procedures.

Nerve Blocks

Injection of anesthetic/steroid around peripheral nerves to block pain signals from specific body regions.

Injection targeting occipital nerves at the base of the skull to treat headaches and occipital neuralgia.

Injection targeting the sphenopalatine ganglion to treat chronic migraines and cluster headaches.

Injection targeting branches of the trigeminal nerve to treat facial pain and trigeminal neuralgia.

Injection around the sciatic nerve to treat sciatica and leg pain radiating from the lower back.

Injection targeting the cluneal nerves to treat lower back and buttock pain, particularly helpful for post-surgical pain or chronic lower back conditions.

Injection targeting the genicular nerves that supply sensation to the knee joint capsule to treat chronic knee pain and arthritis.

Injection targeting the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve to treat meralgia paresthetica (numbness and tingling in the outer thigh).

Tunnel Syndrome Injections

Steroid injection into the carpal tunnel to reduce inflammation and treat numbness/tingling in the hand.

Injection into the tarsal tunnel at the ankle to treat nerve compression causing foot and toe numbness.

Injection around the ulnar nerve at the elbow to treat numbness and tingling in the ring and pinky fingers.

Ablations/Neurolysis

Destruction of nerve tissue using chemical agents or heat to provide longer-lasting pain relief for chronic conditions.

Destruction of occipital nerve tissue to provide long-term relief from chronic headaches and occipital neuralgia

Facet Injections

Injection of anesthetic and steroid directly into the cervical facet joint to treat neck pain and stiffness caused by arthritis or inflammation.

Injection of anesthetic and steroid directly into the second level cervical facet joint to treat neck pain and stiffness.

Injection of anesthetic and steroid directly into the third level cervical facet joint to treat neck pain and stiffness.

Injection of anesthetic and steroid directly into the lumbar facet joint to treat lower back pain caused by facet joint arthritis.

Injection of anesthetic and steroid directly into the second level lumbar facet joint to treat lower back pain.

Injection of anesthetic and steroid directly into the third level lumbar facet joint to treat lower back pain.

Medial Branch Blocks

Injection targeting the medial branch nerves that supply the cervical facet joints to diagnose and treat neck pain originating from facet joints.

Injection targeting the medial branch nerves that supply the lumbar facet joints to diagnose and treat lower back pain originating from facet joints.

Radiofrequency Ablation

Destruction of cervical medial branch nerves using heat to provide long-term relief from chronic neck pain when medial branch blocks have been successful.

Destruction of lumbar medial branch nerves using heat to provide long-term relief from chronic lower back pain for a single facet joint level.

Destruction of additional lumbar medial branch nerves using heat when multiple facet joint levels are involved in chronic lower back pain.

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Conditions Treated by Procedure Type

Herniated discs Spinal stenosis Sciatica Radiculopathy (nerve root irritation) Post-laminectomy syndrome Degenerative disc disease Spondylosis Bulging discs Cervical, thoracic, or lumbar radiculitis

Chronic pain syndromes Trigeminal neuralgia Occipital neuralgia Chronic migraines and cluster headaches Sciatica Post-herpetic neuralgia Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) Meralgia paresthetica Chronic knee pain from arthritis Post-surgical pain Chronic lower back and buttock pain Neuropathic pain Carpal tunnel syndrome Cubital tunnel syndrome Tarsal tunnel syndrome

Facet joint arthritis (cervical and lumbar) Chronic neck pain from facet joints Chronic lower back pain from facet joints Spondylosis with facet involvement Degenerative facet joint disease Post-whiplash facet pain Facet joint syndrome Chronic axial spine pain Failed conservative treatment for facet-mediated pain

Chronic facet joint pain (cervical and lumbar) Failed back surgery syndrome Degenerative joint disease of the spine Chronic neck pain from facet arthritis Chronic lower back pain from facet arthritis Spondylosis with facet involvement Chronic pain that has responded well to diagnostic medial branch blocks

Tendonitis (various locations) Bursitis (shoulder, hip, knee, elbow) Rotator cuff tendonitis Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) Golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis) Achilles tendonitis De Quervain's tenosynovitis Trigger finger Plantar fasciitis Greater trochanteric bursitis

Knee osteoarthritis (primary indication) Shoulder osteoarthritis Hip osteoarthritis Ankle osteoarthritis Thumb (CMC joint) arthritis Joint pain with reduced synovial fluid Degenerative joint disease Cartilage wear and tear Joint stiffness and reduced mobility Failed conservative treatment for arthritis Joint pain with reduced natural lubrication Degenerative joint disease with cartilage loss

Sacroiliac joint dysfunction SI joint arthritis Lower back pain originating from SI joint Post-pregnancy SI joint pain Inflammatory arthritis affecting SI joint Degenerative changes in SI joint Chronic pelvic pain

Tendon injuries (tennis elbow, Achilles tendonitis) Ligament sprains Muscle strains Osteoarthritis (mild to moderate) Rotator cuff tears (partial) Plantar fasciitis Joint pain and cartilage damage Sports-related injuries Chronic tendonitis not responding to other treatments

We specialize in managing pain from personal injury, workers' compensation cases, auto accidents, and chronic degenerative conditions. Our clinics collaborate with referring providers, employers, and legal teams when needed.

Why Choose Core Medical Center for Interventional Pain Management?

We utilize state-of-the-art fluoroscopy systems and ultrasound guidance to ensure 100% accuracy with every procedure, delivering precise, image-guided injections that maximize effectiveness while minimizing risk.

Our collaborative team of pain management specialists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, counselors, and other specialists work together to create comprehensive treatment plans tailored to your specific needs and goals.

We specialize in minimally invasive procedures that provide effective pain relief without surgery, helping you return to your active lifestyle with faster recovery times and fewer complications.

Our integrated approach combines interventional procedures with physical therapy, occupational therapy, counseling, chiropractic care, bracing, and other supportive treatments to optimize your healing and long-term success.

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Pain Management FAQs

We provide a wide range of services, including nerve blocks, epidural steroid injections, PRP therapy, and radiofrequency ablation.

Our providers will perform a detailed physical exam and order diagnostic imaging (e.g., MRI or ultrasound) to determine the most effective treatment for your specific condition.

Yes. We work extensively with workers’ compensation and personal injury cases and help patients return to full function with detailed documentation and recovery plans.

If your insurance is medicare and commercial, we are in-network. They will cover it at whatever rate they are contracted and if its MVA is typically on lien or med pay or pip or both, work comp is covered by the carrier.

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Whether your pain is from an injury, surgery, or a chronic condition, Core Medical Center can help. Schedule your consultation today

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