Your Search for Best Chronic Pain Management Doctor Near Me is Over

Do you have, or think you may have, chronic pain? Any pain, whether from injury or illness, that lasts or recurs for 3 – 6 months or longer qualifies as chronic pain. Whereas acute pain is a short-lived, beneficial pain that alerts us to possible injury, chronic pain is persistent and harmful. When you suffer from chronic pain, you know how it can affect everything from your mobility, to your mood and energy. If your pain is severe or significantly affects your life, you can’t afford to delay treatment. Seeing a board certified pain doctor can help to lessen and relieve your pain.

Pain medicine doctors have specialized training in preventing, evaluating and treating pain conditions. If you are looking for a premier pain management clinic, that accepts most health insurance plans, check out Pain Treatment Specialists. The pain doctors at Pain Treatment Specialists are Harvard-trained and board-certified with the American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine. Pain Treatment Specialists are trained in the most advanced techniques and procedures to treat all types of pain, including chronic neck, back, knee, shoulder, and hip pain. Pain Treatment Specialists clinics are located in New York City, and in Clifton, Paramus and Wayne, New Jersey.

Why Visit VIP Medical Group in NY or NJ?

You may have seen your primary care physician to treat your pain with pain medication, physical therapy, or other therapies. But your chronic pain still hasn’t gotten better. That’s where Pain Treatment Specialists come in. As the experts in pain medicine, pain specialists are uniquely equipped to deliver immediate, long-lasting results. Our team of skilled physicians includes Dr. George Hanna and Dr. Michael Nguyen. Each one of our doctors provides compassionate care, and cutting-edge pain medicine interventions. By scheduling an appointment with our specialists, you can begin to treat your pain immediately, and avoid complications and permanent damage.

Upon arrival at one of our clinics, your pain doctor will meet you for your scheduled consultation. At this time, he or she will have the opportunity to talk with you about your overall health and your specific pain symptoms. After getting to know you and your pain better, your doctor will perform a physical examination with gentle and attentive bedside manner. He or she may even order some lab tests or imaging studies, such as an x-ray or MRI. With this information, your doctor will be able to diagnose your pain condition. He or she will then begin working with you on designing a treatment plan to best meet your needs. A wide array of treatment options are available, including those outlined below that only a pain specialist can offer.

Neck, Back, Shoulder, Hip and Knee Pain Treatments

• Epidural: Pain physicians administer еріdurаl, a combination of a corticosteroid injection and local anesthetic medication, to treat neck, low back, and leg pain.
• Steroid injection: Corticosteroid injections are delivered by a pain doctor into the facet joints of the spine of the neck or the back, the shoulder or knee joints, or the sacroiliac joints of the hip, to treat pain and swelling.
• Iovera: Pain physicians deliver this cold therapy, known as “cryotherapy,” to freeze peripheral nerves that cause joint pain. This freezing of the nerve deactivates it from feeling pain.
• Platelet Rich Plasma: Pain medicine specialists inject your own blood platelets and growth factors into painful, damaged tissue to accelerate the natural healing process.
• Trigger point injections: Pain medicine specialists inject a small needle containing saline, local anesthetic and possibly steroid, botox, or platelet rich plasma into painful “trigger points” to treat jaw, low back, pelvic, arm and leg pain. Trigger points feel like painful knots beneath the skin, and are associated with a condition known as myofascial pain syndrome.
• Nerve Block: Pain medicine specialists use ultrasound and a local anesthetic medication to block the cervical, lumbar, scapular, sacroiliac, or genicular nerves from feeling neck, back, shoulder, hip, or knee pain.
• Radiofrequency Ablation: Radiofrequency ablation of the cervical, lumbar, scapular, sacroiliac, or genicular nerves allows pain doctors to block and remove painful nerves. Additional cooling technology can be applied for a more effective treatment.
• MILD Procedure: MILD, or “Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression,” is a special procedure performed by pain physicians to treat lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). LSS is narrowing of the spinal canal that compresses the spinal cord and nerves of the lower back. With a very small lumbar incision and imaging guidance, small pieces of bone and excess tissue are removed to decrease nerve compression.

At the end of your visit, you will meet with a member of our billing department. She will help explain to you your treatment insurance coverage and benefits. Before any treatment is done, you will be given a detailed outline of how much you will owe (if anything). We will work directly with your insurance company to help you get treated as soon as possible. You can rest assured that there will be no surprise bills or hidden costs. Schedule an appointment with one of the best pain physicians in NY and NJ for management of your chronic pain today.