Pain Management

Focus on your life — not your pain

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Our approach to pain management

We understand pain doesn’t just hurt — it changes how you live. WellSpan’s integrative pain management team helps you reclaim the life you want to live. 

Our team of experts uses a multidisciplinary approach to customize your pain management plan. 

Personalization

We take the time to get to know each of our patients, understanding not only your medical history and conditions, but also your wishes and needs to be addressed in your care plan.

Team focus

Our highly trained experts provide customized care for the full range of conditions that can cause pain. Our integrative pain team coordinates care with specialists, including rheumatology, oncology, orthopedics and neurosurgery. 

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We work closely with experts across WellSpan, including behavioral health and rehabilitation specialists, so you can be sure you're getting the holistic care you need to address your pain.

Safety above all

Your safety and support are always our top priorities.

Conditions we treat

Our team can help you with a wide variety of pain, including:

  • amputation pain
  • arm pain
  • arthritis
  • cancer-related pain
  • chronic pain
  • complex regional pain syndrome
  • herniated disc pain
  • leg pain
  • low back pain
  • muscle pain
  • neck (cervical) pain
  • radiculopathy (pinched nerve)
  • spinal stenosis
  • spine pain
  • migraines
  • headache disorders
  • neuropathy pain or neuropathic pain
  • trigeminal neuralgia
  • intercostal (rib cage) pain
  • joint pain (knees, shoulder, hip, etc)
  • spinal stenosis
  • failed back surgery syndrome
  • failed neck surgery syndrome
  • cervicogenic headaches
  • reflex sympathetic dystrophy
  • notalgia paresthetica

Treatment options for pain management

Our approach to treating your pain is personal. With compassion and understanding, we'll meet with you to talk about your individual pain symptoms and discuss your goals. Your individualized treatment plan may include:

Injections/Intervention/Nerve Blocks: Our team can deliver medications via injection to help with overactive, strained and spastic muscles, injured nerves and/or arthritis pain.

Radiofrequency ablation: This therapy uses radio waves to create heat energy, which disrupts the pain signals for patients who have arthritis pain in the spine and/or joints.

Spinal cord stimulation: This minimally invasive treatment intercepts pain signals before they reach the brain, which can significantly reduce the need for opioid pain management.

Therapy groups: Our clinical psychologists lead these groups to help people manage the psychological and emotional causes and effects of long-term pain.

Integrative therapies: Beyond interventional procedures, we emphasize integrative treatment therapies to reduce reliance on long-term medications. Our team may recommend injections, physical therapy, massage therapy, chiropractic care, cognitive-behavioral therapy, acupuncture, nutrition and yoga as part of a holistic pain management plan.

Restorative pain program: For people with chronic pain, we offer our comprehensive 12-month restorative pain program to treat the whole person. This unique program combines pain interventions, behavioral health support, physical therapy, massage therapy, acupuncture and nutrition to address pain from physical, social and psychological perspectives. WellSpan is the first integrated health care delivery network in the country applying this clinically effective model.

How we can help

If you think our pain management team can help you, we offer services in Adams, Franklin, Lebanon and York Counties in Pennsylvania and in Frederick and Washington Counties in Maryland.

To schedule an appointment, call our HealthSource referral team at 800-840-5905, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Meet our experts

Our experts are experienced in pain management services and providing the right treatment plan for you.

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Why choose WellSpan for pain management?

At WellSpan, we know choosing a pain management team is a big decision. You want relief, but you're understandably concerned about long-term medication dependence.

Our expert team focuses on your whole health, using a variety of integrative therapies to reduce or eliminate your pain and get you back to living the life you love.

Multidisciplinary team approach

At our center for pain management, you’ll receive care from a multidisciplinary team of specialists, including anesthesiologists, physiatrists and neurologists. All of these specialists have completed advanced training and specialized fellowships in pain medicine.

This collaborative approach provides you with comprehensive and integrated pain management.

Personalized care plans

We understand that every person’s pain is unique. That's why we take the time to understand your medical history, conditions and individual needs to develop a personalized care plan. We focus on achieving the best possible outcomes for you.