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OVERVIEW
The mission of the pain management department at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital is to offer a comprehensive, individualized treatment plan to those who are suffering from physical pain. Our multidisciplinary approach includes both interventional and non-interventional treatment.

WE CAN HELP WITH DIAGNOSIS
Our pain management experts combine state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment and medical technology with St. Luke's tradition of treating the whole patient - mind, body and spirit.

Our pain management experts utilize state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment - such as computer-assisted tomography, Magnetic Resonance Interferometry, and electromyography - makes highly specific diagnoses possible.

At St. Luke's we combine the latest medical technology with St. Luke's tradition of treating the whole patient - mind, body and spirit. In doing so, St. Luke's specialists can complete extensive evaluations of complex pain conditions. Diagnostic evaluations may require several outpatient appointments or a brief inpatient stay.

WE CAN HELP WITH TREATMENT
Following an evaluation, St. Luke's pain management specialists prepare an individualized treatment plan, which may involve a singular technique or a combination of methods to achieve optimal pain relief. These methods include, but are not limited to:

• Nerve Blocks -- Interruption of pain pathways
• Nerve Stimulation -- Electrical nerve stimulation.
• Epidural Steroid Injections -- To reduce swelling around nerves.
• Trigger Point Injections -- To relieve pain in specific areas.
• Prescribing or Rearranging Medications -- To relieve pain and avoid drug abuse.
• Dorsal Column and Peripheral Nerve Stimulators -- To relieve back pain, radical pain, and nerve disorders.
• Morphine Pumps -- To relieve intractable pain.
• Chemical and Cryoneurolysis -- Freezing of nerves to relieve pain.
• Radiofrequency Neuroplasty -- New technology for arresting abnormal nerve impulses.

It is a common practice to combine these procedures with the following:

• physical therapy and exercise program
• occupational therapy
• social services
• drug detoxification program
• psychotherapy and behavioral modification