Everyone feels pain at some point in their life. However, not all pain is the same, which means no single treatment eases all discomfort. At Southern Tennessee Spine and Pain Center in Winchester, Tennessee, William Newton, DO, MS, and the team are experts in pain management. They use the most advanced tools and therapies available to help you get relief from your pain and reduce your need for pain medication. To schedule a pain management consultation, call the office or use the online booking tool today.
Pain management is an area of medicine that specializes in diagnosing and treating pain-causing conditions. That includes acute and chronic pain.
Acute pain is the sudden and severe pain that occurs from an injury or medical condition. This type of pain usually goes away after the underlying cause resolves.
Chronic pain is pain that lasts three or more months. You may develop chronic pain after an acute pain condition or from an underlying health issue such as arthritis. Chronic pain affects your physical and psychological well-being.
The Southern Tennessee Spine and Pain Center team determines if you’re a candidate for their pain management services after a comprehensive evaluation. The highly trained pain physicians care for both acute and chronic pain conditions.
The pain management practice often treats:
If you have pain that affects your daily life and traditional treatments aren’t helping, or you want to stop using pain medication, the team at Southern Tennessee Spine and Pain Center can help you.
Southern Tennessee Spine and Pain Center uses the most current, state-of-the-art treatments for pain management. Some of the treatments available include:
The team at Southern Tennessee Spine and Pain Center uses Botox injections to treat muscle-related conditions and headaches.
RFA is a minimally invasive procedure that uses heat energy to block nerves from sending pain signals to your brain.
The Vertiflex Procedure is a state-of-the-art minimally invasive treatment for spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal).
For patients suffering from chronic low back pain, the team may recommend the innovative Intracept Procedure.
Spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulators are devices that deliver mild electrical impulses to the nerves causing your pain, disrupting the signal to reduce discomfort.
The Minuteman is a minimally invasive interspinous-interlaminar fusion device that stabilizes and immobilizes various areas of the spine to stop painful movements.
The PainTEQ LinQ is a minimally invasive treatment for SI joint dysfunction.
The intrathecal pain pump is a device that delivers pain medication directly to your spinal cord, reducing the amount of pain medication you need to get relief.
Other pain management treatments include epidural steroid injections, viscosupplementation, and nerve blocks.
To find out more about the pain management treatments at Southern Tennessee Spine and Pain Center, call the office or schedule a consultation online today.