North Fulton Regional Hospital's Pain Control Center offers a multi-faceted approach to pain management. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for our clients by:

• Providing education to help take control of pain.
• Reducing pain and decreasing the need for habit-forming drugs.

• Coordinating and unifying pain management efforts.

• Restoring an optimal level of functioning.

• Assisting patients to achieve and maintain healthy lifestyle behaviors.

Scope of Service

The Pain Control Center offers treatment of acute and chronic pain of adults and the elderly in the North Metro Atlanta area. The center provides a wide spectrum of care including diagnostic and therapeutic interventional procedures aimed at improving quality of life. Our goal is to achieve maximum functioning in physical, mental, interpersonal and vocational spheres and minimize patient dependence on the health care system.

The mission of the Pain Control Center is derived from common goals shared by our multi-disciplinary team that includes:

• Physicians on staff who are board certified anesthesiologists who specialize in pain management.

• Nurse Practitioners who are Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who assist the physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of pain conditions.

• Registered Nurses who have a special interest and experience in the care of patients who suffer from pain.

• Receptionists who schedule appointments and direct needs to the appropriate personnel.

Other disciplines that share our goals are used to meet client needs on a referral basis. They include:

• Neurosurgeons

• Neurologists

• Physical Therapists

• Orthopedists

• Occupational Therapists

• Psychotherapists

• Physiatrist

• Internists

• Psychiatrists

Why Pain Management?

Acute and chronic pain represents a health problem. Chronic pain alone affects millions of Americans. The constant stress caused by unremitting pain can interfere with a person’s quality of life.

Treatment Protocols

Because pain may be a complicated problem, a multidisciplinary approach is used at the Pain Control Center to address aspects related to its cause and treatment.

After an initial evaluation by a physician, a comprehensive, individual treatment plan is developed and presented to the patient. The patient may be referred, as appropriate, to other team members or specialists.

Although complete relief from pain may not be possible in each case, the treatment approach focuses on the patient’s ability to manage his or her own pain, increase functionality, reduce dependence upon medications and the medical system, and regain control of his or her life.

Progress and patient treatment plans are reviewed in regularly held treatment team conferences to monitor outcomes and to help promote quality of care.

Procedures Performed

We offer the following services:

• Trigger point injections

• Botulinum toxin injections

• Piriformis injections

• Stellate ganglion blocks

• Lumbar sympathetic blocks

• Celiac plexus blocks

• Intercostal nerve blocks

• Translaminar epidural steroid injections

• Transforaminal epidural steroid injections

• Diagnostic nerve root sleeve and facet injections

• Diagnostic and therapeutic peripheral nerve blocks

• Dorsal column stimulator trials

• Radiofrequency neurolysis

• Cryoneurolysis

• Chemoneuroablation

• Provocative Discography

• Spinal endoscopy

• Other indicated procedures or modalities
  

Location and Hours

The Pain Control Center is located on the third floor of the Medical Office Building, which is attached to the parking deck, across from the main hospital. Parking is available in the parking deck. We’re open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For a free, confidential physician referral, call 770-751-2600 or visit the "Find a Physician" tab on this website.