Pain Management
Care for Everybody - from Head to Toe.
Pain usually fades as the body heals. However, for millions of Americans, the pain just won’t go away. Those who live with chronic pain often suffer from fatigue, depression, and strained relationships with family and friends.
East Jefferson General Hospital’s Comprehensive Pain Management team believes that no one should continue to live in pain. That’s why we offer advanced diagnostics, emotional support, and a variety of effective, proven treatments for pain relief.
We treat chronic pain related to the following conditions:
- Cancer
- Pancreatitis
- Crohn’s disease
- Lumbar radiculopathy
- Degenerative disk disease
- Peripheral/Ulnar neuropathy
- Myofascial pain
- Arthritis
- Post-surgical pain
- Postherpetic neuralgia (Shingles)
- Compression fractures
- Back pain
- Neck pain
- Limb pain: including knee, ankle, foot, hand, elbow and shoulder
Procedures
The following procedures are offered for the treatment of chronic pain:
- Epidural steroid injections: including cervical, thoracic and lumbar
- Sacroiliac joint injections
- Nerve blocks: including occipital, brachial plexus, axillary, ilioinguinal, stellate ganglion, hypergastric plexus and celiac plexus
- Facet joint injections
- Major joint injections: including shoulder and knee
- Discography
East Jefferson General Hospital’s Comprehensive Pain Management team is here to help. Call us today to schedule an appointment, 504.503.4109.