Interventional Pain Management Clinic in Rapid City, SD

Interventional pain management is a medical approach to managing and treating pain, predominantly through the use of minimally invasive techniques. The provided techniques typically have the goal of disrupting the pain signals, literally intervening in how the pain is being experienced by the body to provide substantial and long-lasting pain relief. Common techniques that are included within many interventional pain management treatments include nerve blocks, injections of steroids or into affected joints, implantable drug delivery systems, or electrostimulation, with many other options being available depending on what proves to work best for individual patients.

The term pain management typically refers to a general approach including a range of techniques to manage and treat both chronic and acute pain and can range from non-invasive to surgical interventions, often also including medical, physical therapy, and lifestyle changes. Interventional pain management is one of the included approaches to pain management. Being a more specialized and targeted approach to pain management, interventional pain management uses minimally invasive procedures to intervene in the pain signals, controlling experienced pain at its cause.

While the type of pain management that is recommended will be entirely dependent on the cause, symptoms, and severity of the pain that is being experienced, interventional pain management techniques are often recommended for more complex cases of acute or chronic pain, often used if more traditional approaches to pain management have not been able to provide sufficient pain relief for the patient.

If more traditional methods of pain management have been attempted and provided unsubstantial pain relief for a patient, their pain specialist may recommend switching to interventional pain management if they are likely to experience the potential benefits. Some of these many benefits include:
Targeted pain relief for specific areas of the body;

• Reduction of the need for long-term use of medication
• Identification of the source of pain
• Guiding future pain management options
• Improved physical function and mobility in the patient
• Improved quality of sleep
• Reduced need for surgical or more invasive interventions and Reduced inflammation.

In general, interventional pain management approaches can provide long-term pain relief that can effectively improve the overall quality of life of individual patients. This is a very versatile approach that can provide many patients a range of benefits that will be effective in managing persistent or chronic pain, including for those with nerve-related pain that can be very complex or more complicated to treat than other causes of long-term pain. However, this type of pain management may not be able to provide all patients with the same degree of benefits, so it will only be recommended for those who are likely to experience significant pain relief from some of the options available through this approach and who have found other methods to be ineffective.

Interventional pain management approaches will often be recommended or even considered to be necessary for patients who are suffering from chronic pain, nerve-related pain, or specific injuries and who have not achieved sufficient pain relief through other methods of treatment such as physical therapy or medication. It may also be recommended for those who are looking to reduce long-term dependence on medication to achieve sufficient pain relief. This approach to pain management will also often be used to help identify the source of certain patients’ pain and to provide more targeted pain relief.

While it can be a great option for many patients who are suffering from long-lasting significant pain, interventional pain management may not be the best option for those who have certain health conditions or are currently taking certain medications. To help your healthcare provider or pain specialist determine the safest and most effective approach to ensuring effective pain management, any relevant medical history or family medical history must be disclosed. For more information, contact us or book an appointment online. We are conveniently located at 101 E Minnesota St. Rapid City, SD 57701. We serve patients from Rapid City SD, Rapid Valley SD, Black Hawk SD, Box Elder SD, and surrounding areas.