Pain Management

Chronic pain makes daily life challenging. You want to comfortably do simple tasks — drive a car, make your favorite meal or lift a grandchild. CentraCare can help you rediscover the joy in everyday living. Our specialists work closely with you to find and treat the source of your discomfort. We know less pain means more freedom and more time to focus on the things you love.

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Common Conditions We Treat

  • Back pain
  • Cancer pain
  • Chronic post-surgical pain
  • Complex regional pain syndrome
  • Facet joint pain
  • Limb pain
  • Neck pain
  • Nerve pain
  • Pelvic pain
  • Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
  • Sciatica
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Vertebral compression fractures

Pain Management Services

Explore the wide range of treatments you have access to at CentraCare. If you need a procedure, your doctor may be able to do it on an outpatient basis (without a hospital stay). That saves you time and money.

Botox Injections for Migraines

Botox injections relax certain muscles in your head and neck to help prevent chronic migraines that haven’t gotten better after other treatments. Learn about all of CentraCare’s treatment options for headaches.

Injections

Injections numb a painful area or reduce inflammation. Your doctor may use imaging guidance to precisely guide the injection to the source of your pain, giving you more relief.

Kyphoplasty for Spine Fractures

After a spinal compression fracture, doctors can inject a special cement into a broken vertebra to keep it in place, let the bone heal and relieve your pain.

Lifestyle Recommendations

Your doctor may teach you about how posture, body movements, mindfulness and anti-inflammatory diets affect how you feel.

Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression

This procedure removes small amounts of bone or tissue from your lower spine to lighten pressure on the spinal nerves. Your surgeon uses only a short incision, so you recover sooner and more easily.

Minimally Invasive Procedure for Lower Back Pain (Intracept®)

Patients who may have back pain during activity, sitting, bending or lifting can often find relief from the Intracept procedure, a minimally invasive, same-day procedure that heats the nerve in your spine to stop it from sending pain signals to the brain. This procedure is performed at CentraCare – Monticello Specialty Clinic and at CentraCare Neurosciences Pain Management in St. Cloud. Talk with your primary care provider for a referral.

Radiofrequency Ablation

This treatment uses heat to eliminate nerves that transmit pain signals. Intracept® is a type of ablation that targets the basivertebral nerve to ease back pain.

Rehabilitation

Physical therapy uses exercises and hands-on approaches to help you move easier, gain strength, reduce chronic pain and prevent more injuries.

Regenerative Medicine

Regenerative medicine uses natural substances to help your body heal itself. Ask your doctor about options such as platelet-rich plasma injections, which can treat joint injuries.

Spinal Cord Stimulator

Surgeons put a device under your skin that sends electrical impulses to your spine, blocking pain signals. You control the device, so you get relief when you need it most.

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