Pain Treatment FAQs

Opioids medications are power pain relievers. Oxycodone, hydrocodone, and codeine are examples of prescription opioids. So are morphine and fentanyl. They can control severe pain, but may come with serious complications. For this reason, opioid therapy involves oversight and interaction between the

Radiofrequency ablation can kill pain at its source, allowing you to get back to your full, healthy and active life. This procedure uses heat from radio waves to treat painful facet joints in your lower back or neck. It eases pain that isn't helped by medications or physical therapy. Learn

Sacroiliac (SI) joint injections can help relieve pain in the lower back, buttocks, groin, and legs caused by sacroiliac joint dysfunction. This injection procedure is performed to relieve pain caused by arthritis in the sacroiliac joint where the spine and hip bone meet. The steroid medication

Spinal cord stimulation, also known as SCS, uses electrical impulses to relieve chronic pain of the back, arms and legs. It is believed that electrical pulses prevent pain signals from being received by the brain. SCS candidates include people who suffer from neuropathic pain and for whom

Electrical stimulation was first used in ancient Rome in order to relieve pain by using electric eels. More conveniently, Trans-cutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) is now used to treat nerve-related pain conditions and muscle spasms using the same principles of electrical

When your muscles become a source of pain a nodule or band may be felt by pressing the skin over the muscle. This nodule or band when pressed causes pain that radiates to another part of the body -- these areas are called trigger points. These small, tender knots can form in muscles or in the fascia