Targeted Pain Management in The bay area
Injections are procedures that typically serve two purposes:
First, a specific diagnosis may be unclear. History, physical exam, and MRI may point to an underlying cause, but findings may be uncertain until a targeted treatment shows improvement. If you do not have improvement after an injection for a finding on an MRI, that finding might not be clinically relevant to your pain.
Second, some medications work longer than others. Local anesthetics only last a few hours but are very strong, making them excellent choices for diagnostic injections. Other substances like cortisone or biologics, or even pain management devices, can often be safely used once the correct diagnosis is established.
These are best for focal painful areas such as:
Joints of the neck
Lower back pain
Sciatica pain
A Comprehensive List of Painful Conditions and Procedures
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Headaches
Atypical facial pain
Neck pain
Shoulder pain
Elbow pain
Cervical radiculopathy
Mid-back pain
Abdominal pain
Pelvic pain
Low back pain
Sciatica
Sacroiliac joint pain
Hip pain
Knee pain
Complex regional pain syndrome
Pain caused by work injuries
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Occipital nerve blocks
Facial nerve blocks
Cervical facet joint procedures
Epidural injections
Shoulder injections
Elbow injections
Lumbar facet joint procedures
Sacroiliac joint procedures
Hip injections
Knee injections
Sympathetic nerve blocks
PRP injections, cortisone injections, radiofrequency ablations, spinal cord stimulators, peripheral nerve stimulators