Colorado Springs Pain Management

When you’re in significant chronic pain or discomfort, finding an effective solution is an important

When should you consider getting injection therapy

When you have your initial appointment with SFNP Fariba Brady, she evaluates you and determines the best course of pain relief for your diagnosis, chronic pain and situation. Following are some reasons you might want to consider getting injection therapy for your chronic pain.

You experience chronic pain, discomfort, or inflammation

Injection therapies are an effective form of pain management for many types of chronic pain.

Conditions that can be treated with injection therapy include:

Arthritis and Joint Pain
Spine Injurues and Nerve Damage
Sport Injuries
Back Pain
Headaches
General Chronic Pain and Inflammation

SFNP Fariba Brady and the staff at Total Care Family Center typically perform injection therapy if you are experiencing chronic pain lasting more than approximately six months.

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How injection therapy works

Injection therapy involves injecting medication or steroids that stop your pain into the part of your body, causing your discomfort and sometimes other muscles or joints as well. Injections vary in how they work, but they generally relieve your pain by blocking pain receptors or nerve endings that cause pain.

Some of the most common injections include facet joint injections, epidural steroid injections, sacroiliac joint steroid injections, selective nerve root block, lumbar sympathetic block, and Botox®.

SFNP Fariba Brady performs injection therapy at both of his practices. Depending on your specific injection treatment, you can expect less pain between a few hours and a couple of weeks after your injection.

If other pain relief techniques have not worked

Initially, SFNP Fariba Brady might suggest making lifestyle changes that can be effective pain management for chronic pain. Examples of lifestyle changes can include changing your diet, practicing stress reduction techniques, quitting smoking, and doing gentle stretching or low-impact exercise.

These changes sometimes relieve chronic pain, but SFNP Fariba Brady may recommend injecting therapy if yours persists. She also may recommend injection therapy if other pain management treatments, like medications, haven’t brought you relief.

You’re looking for minimally invasive, non-addictive pain managment/relief.

Unlike surgery for chronic pain, getting injection therapy is minimally invasive and carries significantly fewer risks.

SFNP Fariba Brady administers all injection therapy on an outpatient basis from her office. Depending on the injection SFNP Fariba Brady prescribes, you can usually return to your normal activities immediately or within 1-2 days of your injection.

Injection therapy is also non-addictive, so it can be a good option if chronic pain and on your way to better pain management.

If you experience chronic pain that’s diminishing your quality of life, injection therapy might be the right choice.

Where We Are Located

Total Care Family Center

2141 Academy Circle, Suite 103 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80909, United States

Phone: (719) 698-0324

Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm