Botox injection for migraine – When over-the-counter medications are ineffective and headaches are severe, you may be a candidate for Botox injections to block the nerves contributing to your pain. These injections are completed during an office visit and may help control the frequency and intensity of migraines.

Bursa injection – When bursas, the small fluid-filled sacs that cushion bones and tendons, become irritated and inflamed, they can cause pain. Placing medication directly into the bursa can help treat your pain, depending on its location.

Epidural steroid injection – An epidural steroid injection delivers an anti-inflammatory medication, such as cortisone, into the epidural space, the area of the spine next to the nerves and discs, to treat pain related to bulging or herniated discs.

Joint injection – Over time, joints can develop arthritis and become painful. Placing medication directly into the joint can help treat your pain, depending on its location.

Piriformis muscle injection – Irritation of the piriformis muscle can irritate the sciatic nerve, leading to pain in the buttock and leg. A piriformis muscle injection delivers a combination of anesthetic and steroids to the area to help relieve pain.

Trigger point injections – A trigger point injection uses a small amount of medication, such as a local anesthetic or corticosteroid, delivered directly to a sensitive area. Our pain management specialists can advise whether this treatment may help alleviate your pain.

The facet space is an area that connects two vertebrae in your spine where you may have developed arthritis. Each of these spaces has its own nerve called a medial branch.

A medial branch block is an injection that serves as a temporary diagnostic test and identifies if these nerves are contributing to your pain. If it takes your pain away, it could be followed by a longer-lasting therapy like radiofrequency ablation.

Peripheral nerves are located throughout the body. They connect the central nervous system – your brain and spinal cord – to the rest of the body. Peripheral nerves can become irritated or inflamed and cause pain.

A peripheral nerve block is an injection of regional anesthetic that could temporarily relieve your pain. Our pain management specialist will advise if it’s the right treatment for you.

Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) is a method of neuromodulation; it changes the way that your body experiences pain by stimulating specific nerves.

This therapy is typically used to provide short-term relief for either chronic or sudden pain. A pacemaker-like device is implanted to deliver electrical impulses to specific nerves, eliminating your pain or replacing it with a warm, tingling sensation.

Radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive procedure; it uses radiofrequency waves to deliver heat that ablates or kills the nerves contributing to your pain. The nerves eventually grow back, and your pain may return, but this occurs very slowly.

Rhizotomy is a procedure that uses either radiofrequency ablation, chemical ablation or surgical cutting to kill the nerves.

If you’ve achieved significant, temporary relief from a medial branch block, then our pain management specialist can advise if you’d experience longer-lasting relief from these procedures.