Pain Intervention

Interventional procedures are performed right here in the Surgery Center to reduce acute or chronic pain. Our Surgery Center for Pain Intervention is fully accredited by the AAAHC and certified by Medicare.

Facet Joint Injection: Facet Joints are located in the spine from the neck down to the lower back. Facet injection with novocaine and/or cortisone is performed under fluoroscopy guidance to reduce arthritis pain of neck and back at outpatient surgery center conveniently located adjacent or close to our office. These injections carry minimal risk of nerve damage.
	Occipital Nerve Block: is for the treatment of headache by using novocaine or cortisone or neurochemical. RFTC or cryneurolysis is also an option to reduce occipital nerve pain. This nerve block is done either at office setting or at outpatient surgery center conveniently located adjacent or close to our office depending on your insurance coverage.
Transforaminal Epidural Injection: This injection is done specifically to identify and/or treat the nerve that is causing pain by using novocaine or cortisone. It is done under fluoroscopy's guidance at the outpatient surgery center conveniently located adjacent or close to our office. More than 10,000 of these have been done by Dr. Chen. There has been not a single case of nerve or spinal cord damage.