If you’re living with chronic pain, our pain management care team at Ascension Saint Joseph - Pain Care Joliet can help you feel better using minimally invasive procedures, injections and medications. Our neuro-anesthesiologists, physiatrists, and neurologists specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of pain. At our outpatient pain management center, our doctors specialize in controlling pain symptoms to help your body heal. We’re here to help improve your quality of life.
Has your pain lasted more than three months?
Talk to a pain management specialist about your treatment options. Signs and symptoms of chronic pain include:
- Discomfort
- Shooting, burning, aching, stabbing or shocking pain
- Soreness
- Tightness or stiffness
- Mild to severe pain
- Fatigue
- Feelings of hopelessness, fear, depression, irritability, anxiety or stress
- Increased need to rest
- Restlessness or sleeplessness
- Withdrawal from normal activity
Pain care services
Pain management clinic services include diagnostic tests and treatments for neck and back pain and other types of chronic pain due to arthritis, headaches, lupus or cancer treatments. We offer many neuro-anesthesiology treatments, including:
- Spinal cord stimulator
- Medication therapies, including anti-inflammatories, muscle relaxants, antidepressants
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation therapies
- Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to stop pain signals
- Selective nerve injections
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) units
- Pain pre and post-surgical optimization program
- Clinical research trials
If you need more care, your doctor can connect you with a specialist in behavioral and mental health, health psychology, physical therapy and other specialties. We also provide senior health and wellness programs to help keep you active and prevent pain symptoms caused by a sedentary lifestyle.
