Pain Management Procedures

Pain Management Procedure Illustration

At Sweetwater Pain and Spine, we offer advanced, minimally invasive treatments tailored to relieve chronic pain and improve your quality of life. Many procedures use x-ray or ultrasound guidance for precision and comfort.

Neck and Head Pain Procedures

Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection Reduces neck or arm pain by calming spinal nerve inflammation.
Cervical Medial Branch Blocks/Facet Joint Injections Eases neck pain from facet joint issues or arthritis.
Cervical Radiofrequency Ablation Uses heat to disable neck pain-causing nerves for lasting relief.
Occipital Nerve Blocks Numbs occipital nerve to ease chronic headaches or neck pain.
Botox for Chronic Migraine Treats headaches over 15 days/month, lasting 4+ hours.

Mid and Low Back Pain Procedures

Basivertebral Nerve Ablation (Intracept) Treats chronic lower back pain by targeting the basivertebral nerve.
Thoracic Epidural Steroid Injections Relieves mid-back or chest pain from nerve irritation.
Thoracic Medial Branch Blocks/Facet Joint Injections Targets mid-back pain from thoracic facet joints.
Thoracic Radiofrequency Ablation Provides long-term mid-back pain relief using heat.
Kyphoplasty Stabilizes spinal fractures to reduce pain and restore height.
Lumbar Discography Diagnoses lower back pain by testing spinal discs.
Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections Reduces lower back or leg pain from nerve inflammation.
Lumbar Facet Joint Injection Eases lower back pain from facet joint issues.
Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks Targets nerves to diagnose or relieve lower back pain.
Lumbar Radiofrequency Ablation Offers lasting lower back pain relief with nerve ablation.
Lumbar Selective Nerve Root/Transforaminal Epidural Injections Pinpoints and treats leg or back pain from specific nerves.
Sacroiliac Joint Injections Relieves lower back or buttock pain from SI joint issues.
Sacroiliac Joint Radiofrequency Ablation Provides long-term relief for chronic SI joint pain using heat.
Caudal Epidural Injections Performed near the tailbone to ease lower back or leg pain.

Joint and Extremity Pain Procedures

Peripheral Nerve and Joint Injections Uses corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid for shoulders, hips, knees, etc.
Genicular (Knee) Blocks and Radiofrequency Ablation Targets knee nerves for pain relief or ablation.
Carpal Tunnel Injections Eases wrist and hand pain from carpal tunnel syndrome.
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Uses your own blood plasma to promote healing in joints and tissues.

Specialized and Other Pain Procedures

Sympathetic Nerve Blocks Includes stellate ganglion and lumbar sympathetic blocks for CRPS.
Groin and Pelvic Pain Peripheral Nerve Blocks Includes ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric, and pudendal nerve blocks.
Trigger Point Injections Relieves muscle knots and localized pain quickly.
Ganglion Impar Block Relieves tailbone pain or coccydynia.
Spinal Cord Stimulation Manages chronic pain with electrical impulses to the spine.

Neurological and Musculoskeletal Conditions

Botox for Limb Spasticity Reduces muscle stiffness in arms or legs.