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Center for Pain Management

The Center for Pain Management at Baptist Hospital was established to provide relief for those who suffer from chronic and acute pain. Our physicians are trained in the complexity of pain and will guide each patient through the treatment that is most appropriate for them.

We treat many acute and chronic pain conditions including:

  • Musculoskeletal Pain
  • Back and Leg Pain
  • Neck, Shoulder and Arm Pain
  • "Whiplash" Injuries
  • Motor Vehicle, Work-Related and Sports Injuries
  • Failed Back Surgery and Other Post Surgical Pain Syndromes
  • Cervicogenic Headache
  • Pain Due to Arthritis
  • Myofascial Pain
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Neuropathic Pain
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD)
  • Postherpetic Neuralgia (Shingles)
  • Peripheral Neuralgia
  • Nerve Injuries
  • Phantom Limb Pain
  • AIDS-Related Pain
  • Cancer Pain
  • Primary and Metastatic Cancer Pain
  • Medication Side Effect Management

    Other Conditions

  • Vascular Pain
  • Raynaud’s Disease
  • Psychogenic Pain
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spasticity
  • Post Dural Puncture Headache
  • Pelvic Pain

    The Center for Pain Medicine at Baptist offers a variety of services for our patients including:

  • Acute and In-Patient Pain Management
  • Medication Management: Different types of medication are used to control pain depending on what is causing the pain.

    Anti-inflammatory Medications: These help to decrease the swelling and inflammation. They also promote healing.

    Muscle Relaxants: These help the muscles to relax and also decrease muscle tension and spasm.

    Analgesic Medications: These are used exclusively for acute pain.

    Opioid/Narcotic Medication: exclusively for chronic intractable pain.

    Interventional Pain Management Techniques available:
    Nerve Blocks:

  • Epidural Steroid injections
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic blocks
  • Neurolytic blocks for cancer pain
  • Trigger point injections
  • Neuroaxial injections at all levels
  • Sympathetic nervous system blocks

    Spinal Diagnostics and Therapeutics:

  • Discography at all levels
  • Selective nerve root blocks
  • Selective epidural blocks
  • Facet joint injections
  • Sacroiliac joint injections
  • Radiofrequency Denervation
  • IDET (Intra-discal electrothermal Therapy)

    Implants and Catheters:

  • Spinal cord stimulation
  • Indwelling epidural catheters
  • Home care infusion available
  • Totally implantable pump systems

    For more information call the Center for Pain Management at Baptist Hospital at 305-279-3223.



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