Pain Medicine Services

Presbyterian Healthcare works with chronic pain patients to manage symptoms and improve quality of life. Our team of pain psychologists, social workers, physical and occupational therapists and nutritionists provides an integrated and personalized approach to the treatment of chronic pain.

Chronic Pain

Do you have more than just normal aches and pains? Your pain may be chronic.

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Got Pain? Our Pain Rehabilitation Program Can Help

Chronic pain accounts for thousands of doctor visits each year and is one of the leading causes of worker absenteeism and poor quality of life. An individual who has been in pain for a long time is likely to suffer from a number of symptoms in addition to pain including decreased activity levels, depression, anxiety, frustration, poor sleep, deconditioning and changes in their social and occupational lives. Our Pain Rehabilitation Program treats patients as a whole, targeting the many factors that impact pain, suffering and overall outcome. Learn more

 

Biofeedback Therapy Caudal Steroid Injections Chronic Pain Treatment Discectomy and Microdiscectomy Exercise Therapy Headache Management Joint Pain Treatment Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection Myelogram Neck and Back Pain Treatment Nerve Block Pain Management and Treatment Pain Psychology Pain Rehabilitation Patient-Controlled Analgesia Pharmacological Pain Control Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy

Physical therapy involves the evaluation and treatment of problems associated with mobility, balance, coordination and musculoskeletal pain.

Pain Rehabilitation

A program designed for persons with residual impairment from injury, disease or surgical procedures. 

Discectomy and Microdiscectomy

A procedure that removes the part of the herniated disc that is pinching or putting pressure on the nerve roots, thereby relieving the pain and numbness and allowing recovery of any weakness that may have developed.

Caudal Steroid Injections

This procedure is used to relieve low back and radiating leg pain. The steroids used can reduce the swelling and inflammation caused by stenosis, radiculopathy, sciatica and herniated discs.

Myelogram

A myelogram is a specific x-ray study that allows careful evaluation of the spinal canal and nerve roots. It involves the injection of a dye or contrast material into the spinal canal.

Joint Pain Treatment

Treatment of joint pain caused by conditions such as arthritis, bursitis, gout or injury.  

Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection

An injection of long-lasting steroid in the epidural space – that is the area which surrounds the spinal cord and the nerves coming out of it.

Chronic Pain Treatment

Treatment of chronic pain, which is pain that persists longer than the time it takes for natural healing to occur, or pain that lasts longer than six months.

Pain Management and Treatment

Pain management and treatment options address the whole person, not just the site of the pain. Options may include: occupational therapy, physical therapy, pain psychology, biofeedback, integrated mind-body pain program, medication management, social work, patient-controlled analgesia, epidural injections, procedural treatments, and/or implantable technologies.

 

Patient-Controlled Analgesia

Pain Psychology

A sub-specialty of Psychology devoted to the complexities and special needs of chronic pain patients.

Pharmacological Pain Control

Pharmacological pain control involves the use of analgesics, as well as other medications, to modify the patient's mood or pain perception.

Headache Management

Evaluation and management of headache symptoms.

 

Exercise Therapy

Individual consultations with an exercise physiologist. Patients will be assisted with developing or enhancing a safe, effective exercise program.

Nerve Block

A nerve block is a form of anesthesia in which medication is injected near a nerve so that signals from the nerve cannot pass through.

Biofeedback Therapy

A therapy that uses specialized devices to help individuals learn how to influence the function of organs or body systems that aren’t usually thought to be under conscious control.

 

Neck and Back Pain Treatment

Treatment options for people suffering from neck and back pain.

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Presbyterian Surgery Center Ballantyne

Located at Presbyterian Medical Plaza Ballantyne:
Suite 210
14215 Ballantyne Corporate Place
Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 316-2650

Presbyterian Rehabilitation Center (Charlotte)

Ground Floor, Suite 100
125 Baldwin Ave.
Charlotte, NC 28204
(704) 316-1900

Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville

10030 Gilead Road
Huntersville, NC 28078
704-316-4000

Presbyterian Hospital

200 Hawthorne Lane
Charlotte, NC 28204
704-384-4000