Advanced Pain Centers is pleased to provide you information about the treatments we offer (click on the brochure image to download):

This procedure is performed on patient’s who have Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and have not responded to lumbar sympathetic blocks or stellate ganglion blocks, post-herpetic neuralgia (shingle pain), cancer pain and postsurgical pain (post knee, hip, etc. surgery).

This procedure is performed to reduce the pain in the patient’s shoulder and upper arm which allows the surgeon and therapist to manipulate and rehabilitate the patient more effectively.

This injection procedure is performed to relieve low back and radiating leg pain. The steroid medication can reduce the swelling and inflammation caused by spinal conditions, such as spinal stenosis, radiculopathy, sciatica and herniated discs.

Each vertebra in the spine is connected by two facet joints – one on each side of the spine. For back or neck pain believed to originate in these joints, a facet joint block can be both diagnostic and therapeutic.

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This injection procedure is performed to relieve low back pain caused by discogenic pain. This procedure is usually performed when surgical intervention is not an option.

This injection procedure is performed on patient’s who have undergone a fusion and have had hardware placed. This procedure will  determine if the pain is originating from the hardware.

This procedure is performed to relieve pain or muscle spasm in patients whose pain has not been controlled with more conservative  therapies.

This injection procedure is performed to relieve low back pain and radiating leg pain. The steroid medication can reduce the swelling and inflammation caused by spinal conditions.

Also called radiofrequency (RF) rhizotomy, this procedure is done to reduce or stop pain in the spinal facets. A slight electric current is used to cut the nerves serving the painful facet joints.

This procedure is done to relieve leg pain from Complex Regional Pain Syndromes, which may appear after an injury to a joint or limb.  Usually a series of these injections is needed to treat the problem.

This injection procedure is performed to relieve buttock pain that may radiate into the back of the thigh and sometimes down the leg. A piriformis muscle injection is an injection directly into an area of the muscle that is chronically contracted or tense.

Also called Lysis of Adhesions, this procedure is performed to remove excessive scarring in the epidural space otherwise inaccessible by normal epidural. The epidural space is a thin area between the inside of the spine and the protective layer around the spinal cord. Scar tissue may restrict the natural movement of nerves causing inflammation therefore creating pain.

The nerve roots leaving the lower back serve the legs. When a lumbar nerve root becomes injured or inflamed some of the symptoms
include numbness, tingling weakness, burning or stabbing pain felt in the low back, buttocks, leg and foot.

[This injection procedure is performed to relieve pain caused by arthritis in the sacroiliac joint where the spine and hip bone meet.  The steroid medication can reduce the swelling and inflammation.

This injection can both diagnose and treat pain coming from the sympathetic nerves. It is a common treatment for shingles & Complex Regional Pain Syndromes affecting the head, face, neck or arms. Usually a series of these injections is needed to treat the problem.

This injection can both diagnose and treat pain coming from the sympathetic nerves. It is a common treatment for shingles and Complex Regional Pain Syndromes affecting the head, face, neck, or arms. Usually one or more of these injections is needed to treat the hot flashes.

This injection can both diagnose and treat pain coming from the sympathetic nerves. Recent research has shown that cigarette smokers who suffer damage to the insular cortex, from a stroke for instance, have their addiction to cigarettes practically eliminated. The patients have been able to quit smoking easily, immediately without relapse or the urge to smoke.

This procedure is performed to relieve low back & radiating leg pain. The steroid medication can reduce the swelling & inflammation caused by spinal conditions, such as spinal stenosis, radiculopathy, sciatica & herniated discs.