Arthritis is a condition that affects your joints. Arthritis usually involves inflammation or degeneration of your joints. The main symptoms of arthritis are joint pain and stiffness, which typically worsen over time.

Musculoskeletal pain is a large range of painful conditions which affect bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, or muscles. This pain can be acute, meaning it is sudden and severe, or can be chronic (long-lasting). You may have localized pain (in one area of your body), or it may affect your entire body.

Back pain often develops without a cause. Conditions commonly linked to back pain include muscle or ligament strain. Repeated heavy lifting or a sudden awkward movement can strain back muscles and spinal ligaments.

Cervicogenic headaches occur when neck pain is referred from the neck up into the head.

Chronic headaches can be short- or long-lasting headaches that occur on 15 or more days within one month.

Complex regional pain syndrome is a form of chronic pain that usually affects an arm or a leg. Complex regional pain syndrome typically develops after an injury, a surgery, or a cardiovascular event. The pain is out of proportion to the severity of the initial injury.

Neuropathic pain is usually a chronic pain condition. Neuropathic pain is typically caused by progressive nerve disease and may result from injury or infection. This pain can flare up at any time without an obvious pain-inducing event or factor.

Myofascial pain is prolonged muscle pain in which a person may develop sensitive spots or “trigger points”.

Shoulder and/or arm pain can originate from a variety of different structures, including the neck structures (joints, ligaments, muscles), the nerves originating from the neck, the muscles and tendons of the shoulder including the rotator cuff, and bursae in the area. A thorough evaluation and work-up would lead to a narrowed diagnostic list and would provide potential targets for injection therapy to help with pain and function.

Tab adiculopathy describes a range of symptoms produced from the pinching of a nerve root in the spinal column. Nerve roots can be pinched at different areas along the spine. Symptoms of radiculopathy will vary based on the location of the pinched nerve root. Symptoms can include pain, weakness, numbness, and tingling.

A post-surgical pain control plan can help speed your recovery and keep you comfortable. Our interventional pain specialists can work with you on a post-surgery pain control plan that can help reduce side effects of surgery and reduce the need for post-surgical opioids.