Chronic Pain

What is chronic pain?

Chronic pain is pain that persists for weeks, months, or even years, often continuing beyond the expected period of healing. While short-term pain can signal injury or illness, chronic pain can become a constant companion, affecting your daily life, sleep, and mood.

It may stem from an underlying medical condition, injury, nerve damage, or inflammation. The Comprehensive Pain Management Partners team identifies the source of your pain and helps manage it with a personalized, comprehensive approach.

What chronic pain conditions does your team specialize in?

Comprehensive Pain Management Partners specializes in treating a variety of chronic pain conditions, each with unique causes and challenges, such as:

• Osteoarthritis: degeneration of joint cartilage that leads to stiffness, swelling, and discomfort, limiting mobility
• Traumatic injury: from past accidents or injuries that result in lingering pain long after the tissues have healed
• Post-laminectomy syndrome: persistent back pain following spinal surgery that requires careful evaluation and treatment
• Occipital neuralgia: irritation or injury to the occipital nerves that causes headaches and neck pain
• Neuropathic pain: nerve damage from conditions like diabetes or injury that leads to burning, tingling, or shooting sensations
• Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS): a rare but severe condition causing prolonged pain, often after an injury, with swelling and changes in skin color or temperature

The team tailors each treatment plan to address the specific type of pain you’re experiencing to help you regain comfort.

How is chronic pain treated?

The Comprehensive Pain Management Partners team may combine advanced therapies that target your source of pain and reduce inflammation. Some of the options they offer include:

• Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy: promotes healing by using the body’s own growth factors
• Injections: corticosteroids or other targeted injections provide relief in joints or nerves
• Radiofrequency ablation: uses heat to interrupt pain signals from nerves
• Neuromodulation and peripheral nerve stimulation: electrical impulses reduce pain perception
• Sympathetic nerve block: temporarily blocks nerves responsible for transmitting chronic pain signals
• Kyphoplasty: restores vertebral height and relieves pain caused by spinal fractures
  

Managing chronic pain requires individualized care and a supportive team that understands the impact of ongoing discomfort. That’s why it’s important to work closely with your Comprehensive Pain Management Partners specialist, who can identify the underlying causes and develop a personalized treatment plan.

If you have chronic pain, schedule a consultation today by phone or online to explore advanced treatments that can help improve your daily living.