Pain Management Center

At Trinity, we care about how you feel. We're ready to help whenever pain threatens your ability to enjoy life.

Our center offers a team approach to pain treatment. Our staff includes anesthesiologists with extensive experience in chronic pain management. Several of our physicians have completed a pain management fellowship program accredited by the American Board of Anesthesiology.

Consultation services are available with other specialists in:

Neurology
Orthopedic surgery
Neurosurgery
Physical medicine
Rehabilitation
Psychology
Social work for mental health counseling
Physiatry

Evaluation

Patients are seen with a variety of chronic pain complaints. The most common diagnoses include:

Rheumatoid arthritis
Failed back syndrome
Complex regional pain syndrome
Facet and sacroiliac joint arthropathy
Myofascial pain syndrome
Postherpetic neuralgia
Spine-related disorders
Many other neuropathic pain disorders
Chronic lumbar/cervical radiculopathies
Chronic abdominal pain
Occipital neuralgia
Osteoarthritis
Fibromyalgia

The evaluation process includes a thorough health history and physical examination by the physician and nursing staff. X-rays and other tests are studied, and a detailed treatment plan is developed.

Treatment

The primary goals of the treatment program are to:

Increase function
Help patients live more easily with pain
Allow a fuller life
Return to work
Diminish pain when possible

Pain physicians use a variety of treatment options to reach these goals. These include:

Pharmacologic management
Psychological assessment
Behavioral modification through counseling and biofeedback
Physical and occupational therapy
Pool therapy
Interventional procedures

Referrals

Patients are accepted on a referral basis only. These may be made by physicians, rehabilitation specialists, insurance carriers or other health care professionals. Click here to download our Pain Clinic brochure.

Muscatine Patients

View information about the Muscatine Pain Management Center.