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Pain Management Options

Chronic Pain Management

Patients with pain from back or neck injuries, or neuropathic pain, meaning that it is the nerves that are causing the pain, may be able to benefit from alternative treatment options for pain control. One newly enhanced treatment is called Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) and it can be effective for low back pain from:

failed back syndrome
Facet disease
sacroiliac joint dysfunction
intercostal neuritis
post herpetic neuralgia
phantom limb pains
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
total joint replacement pain

Peripheral Nerve Stimulation uses electricity to modulate the perception of pain, with vibrations masking what the patient feels. This is accomplished with a small implanted device.

Other treatments are available today to control pain from arthritis and other painful conditions.

Q&A Videos

	Common Causes of Back Pain Dr. Steven Levin, Johns Hopkins Pain Management Specialist, discusses common causes and treatment options for back pain including muscle strains, arthritis, degenerative disc disease, sciatica, and cancer.
	Treatment for Back & Chronic Pain In this video, Dr. Mark Matsunaga describes how peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) is used to treat chronic pain.

Pain Specialists Available at HCGH:

Levin, Steven Carl, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director, Regional Pain Program

Appointment Phone: 443-997-6754

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Arthritis, Back Pain, Cancer Pain, Cryotherapy, Joint Diseases, Joint Injections, Myofascial Pain, Nerve Blocks, Nerve Injury, Neuropathic Pain, Pain Management, Radiofrequency Ablation for Pain Control