What Is Interventional Pain Management?

What Is Interventional Pain Management?

Living with chronic pain can affect every aspect of your life: mobility, sleep, work, and emotional well-being. At Hoag, our Interventional Pain Management Program focuses on treating pain at its source through minimally invasive procedures designed to restore function and help you get back to the activities you enjoy.

Understanding Interventional Pain Management

Interventional pain management refers to a range of procedures that target specific nerves, joints, or tissues responsible for pain. Unlike medications that often mask discomfort, these treatments address the underlying cause of pain directly.

Common interventional techniques include:

• Targeted injections (e.g. epidural steroid injections, joint injections) to reduce inflammation.

• Nerve ablations (e.g. radiofrequency or cryoablation) that disrupt pain signals.

• Implantable devices (e.g. spinal cord stimulators) for pain modulation

• Minimally invasive procedures performed under imaging guidance to maximize safety and precision.

These approaches are often combined with rehabilitation, physical therapy, and lifestyle support to create a personalized care plan for each patient.

Expert Care at Hoag

“Pain is never just one thing. It’s physical, emotional, and deeply personal,” says Dr. Aaron Przybysz, John L. Curci Family Endowed Chair in Pain Management. “Our role is not only to relieve pain but to restore function and help patients reclaim their independence.”

At Hoag, interventional pain management is not a stand-alone service. Our specialists collaborate across institutes and programs, including Hoag Spine Institute, Hoag Family Cancer Institute, Hoag Digestive Health Institute, Hoag Women’s Health Institute, Addiction Medicine and surgical services to ensure patients receive coordinated, whole-person care.

Advancing Care Through Research & Innovation

Hoag’s pain management team is deeply committed to clinical research and trials, evaluating new devices, techniques, and therapies to improve outcomes. This dedication means patients benefit not only from today’s most effective options but also from tomorrow’s breakthroughs in pain medicine.