Interventional Pain Medicine
Pain Medicine at the University of Vermont Medical Center provides comprehensive assessment and treatment for all types of chronic, acute and cancer-related pain, bringing together specialists from different disciplines to address your specific needs. Our highly skilled team of pain management experts includes anesthesiologists fellowship-trained in Pain Medicine as well as physician assistants.
Pain Management: Our Approach
The Interventional Pain Medicine program combines the latest technology with compassion and expertise. We offer a comprehensive range of services and, as a university hospital, provide research-based care. Our diagnostic and treatment techniques are backed by state-of-the-art technology and the latest developments in the field of pain medicine.
We understand that every patient is unique. We'll work with you to determine the causes of your pain and then create personalized treatment plan to address your needs, with the goal of giving you the care and support you need to start living your life, pain-free.
Conditions and Symptoms We Treat
We treat a wide range of pain conditions, including:
- Arm and hand pain
- Back pain
- Cancer-related pain
- Chronic muscle pain
- Diabetic pain
- Head and neck pain
- Leg pain
Common Pain Medicine Treatments
We offer a variety of services designed to effectively treat and manage your pain. These include, but are not limited to:
- Comprehensive medical evaluation
- Diagnostic discography
- Diagnostic injections
- Epidural steroid injection
- Intra-articular joint injections
- Pharmacotherapy recommendations
- Radiofrequency neurolysis (ablation)
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Peripheral nerve stimulation
- Sympathetic and peripheral nerve blocks
- Trigger-point injections
