What is pain management?
Pain management takes in a wide range of advanced treatments for acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) pain. At Hudson Valley Bone & Joint Surgeons, pain management includes using cutting-edge interventional techniques. The program focuses on relieving your pain without resorting to addictive opioids.
Pain management focuses on lasting pain relief instead of short-term relief or quick fixes. The right pain management approach can dramatically increase your quality of life and whole-body wellness.
When might I need pain management?
Pain is different for every person. For some mild injuries, a few days of rest and aspirin might work. But for more serious or lingering injuries, you’ll need pain management to successfully heal and return to your regular routine.
Some signs that it's time to think about pain management include:
- Intrusive pain
- Persistent aching
- Disrupted sleep
- Limited physical activities
- Poor range of motion
Many people suffering from acute or chronic pain feel frustrated with their current treatments. They believe that the treatments don’t offer enough pain relief or that the relief doesn’t last long enough.
Pain management at Hudson Valley Bone & Joint Surgeons takes a different approach by stopping the cause of the pain. The team takes the long-term view because they want you to have long-term results.
What kinds of pain management treatments are available?
Some of the many pain management choices available include:
- Ultrasound- and fluoroscopic-guided injections
- Spinal cord stimulation (SCS)
- Dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation
- Peripheral nerve stimulation
- Botox for migraines and muscular dystonias
- Specialized procedures for trigeminal neuralgia
- Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections
- Stem cell injections
The vast majority of pain sufferers respond well to minimally invasive pain management procedures together with lifestyle changes and physical therapy. This approach can help you delay surgery or avoid it altogether.
But, in some cases, you’ll need surgery. Minimally invasive surgical techniques can correct problems like severe spinal stenosis and extensive rotator cuff damage.
The experienced Hudson Valley Bone & Joint Surgeons surgeon can also do many joint replacements. They use state-of-the-art, robot-assisted knee and hip replacement techniques that are minimally invasive.
With interventional pain management at Hudson Valley Bone & Joint Surgeons, LLP, you can find brand new ways to live better. Reach out today by phone or through the online scheduling link.
