Head & Neck

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Interventional pain management and treatments for chronic head and neck pain

Head and neck pain can be any persistent pain in the head, face, jaw, or neck. Pain in these areas may be caused by injury, nerve damage, muscle damage, or problems with blood vessels. When pain in the head and neck becomes chronic, the exact source of the pain can be difficult to identify and complex to treat.

Since its inception, the Dean Stroud Spine and Pain Institute has used a multidisciplinary approach to help patients find the root cause of their pain while providing specialized and innovative treatment plans to restore and improve quality of life.

This comprehensive and holistic approach to chronic pain management includes a variety of treatment options such as interventional pain management treatments, physical therapy, pain psychology, and referrals to other specialists and clinics at Shepherd Center.

Common head and neck conditions we treat

Nerve-related pain conditions

Conditions involving nerve compression, dysfunction, or chronic nerve pain

  • Migraine headaches
  • Pinched nerve in the neck (cervical radiculopathy)
  • Severe facial pain (trigeminal neuralgia)
  • Occipital neuralgia

Musculoskeletal and post-surgical conditions

Conditions related to muscles, fascia, joints, or post-surgical pain

  • Thoracic outlet syndrome
  • Post-surgical neck pain
  • Myofascial pain syndrome
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For the first time, I felt people were hearing me. And they understood what I was going through. If it wasn’t for the Pain Institute, I wouldn’t be alive today. I am now a college graduate, a well-respected coach and I’m living a life I thought was gone. It is an amazing place.

Michael Bowbliss, Georgia Patient, Dean Stroud Spine and Pain Institute 

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Interventional pain management treatments for the head and neck

The Pain Institute offers many interventional pain management treatments to help treat and manage chronic spine pain. Your dedicated care team of pain specialists will tailor your treatment approach based on your conditions and symptoms. Interventional pain management can include procedure-based interventions and invasive procedures. Common treatments offered for the head and neck at the Pain Institute include:

  • Botox injections
  • Cervical epidural steroid injections
  • Platelet-rich plasma injections
  • Stellate ganglion blocks
  • Sphenopalatine blocks
  • Supraorbital nerve blocks
  • Trigger point injections

For details about these treatments, please call the Pain Institute at 404-603-4203.

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