Interventional Pain Management Now Being Offered

HSHS St. Francis Hospital is proud to announce the addition of interventional pain management services, in partnership with Associated Physicians Group (APG), which will begin on Nov. 22, 2024.

Board-certified physicians will see patients in the Specialty Clinic on the campus of St. Francis Hospital, 1215 Franciscan Dr., providing personalized pain management plans for each patient with minimally invasive procedures to reduce pain. 

“We are very excited to bring pain management to the patients in our community to keep care close to home for them. Nobody should have to live in pain or have to travel far to receive the latest treatments to alleviate that pain.” said Aryn Hunter, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) at St. Francis Hospital. “There are many ways this service can help those with back, neck, shoulder or other pain. Pain management helps people to get back to their everyday activities.”

Patients have access to a wide range of leading-edge therapies and procedures, including nerve and spinal cord stimulation, radio frequency ablation, and facet joint injections. Other available services include:

• Epidurals 
• Peripheral nerve blocks 
• Stellate ganglion/sympathetic blocks
• Sacroiliac joint injection 
• Sacroiliac joint fusion 
• Regenerative medicine 
• Ketamine infusion therapy 
• Lumbar sympathetic block 
• Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty
• PRP Therapy and stem cell treatments 
• Intrathecal pain pumps 
• Plus, many other innovative pain-relief techniques

Patients can call directly to schedule an appointment or may be referred by their primary care provider or other specialist they may be seeing. Call 888-363-8333 to schedule an appointment or for more information.