The most common pain syndromes treated at the Center for Pain Medicine include:
Back and neck pain
Pain following spine surgeries
Spinal stenosis
Cancer pain
Central pain syndrome
Coccygodynia
Costochondritis
Diabetes
Fibromyalgia
Headaches
Migraines
Intractable angina
Intractable spasticity
Myofascial pain
Neuropathic pain
Phantom limb pain
Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome
Vascular pain
Treatments at the Center for Pain Medicine
The Center for Pain Medicine is considered a model for the use of interventional and non-interventional treatment approaches and offers the following treatments for pain conditions:
State-of-the-art, comprehensive management for back pain
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Medication management with pharmacological therapy
Biofeedback
Acupuncture
Physical therapy
Occupational therapy
Mind/body therapies
Neural blockade procedures
Radiofrequency lesioning
Chemical neuroablation
Implantation of spinal cord stimulators and intrathecal pumps
Epidural portacaths, vertebroplasty, and kyphoplasty
Neurologic disorders treatment
Ultrasound-guided interventional procedures
Jason Yong, MD, discusses how to manage back pain on your own, when you should consult with a physician and new and innovative treatments that are offered at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
