University Medical Center at Princeton’s Pain Management Program has been providing innovative care to our community since 1995.

Our mission is to support effective pain control for patients suffering from chronic or acute pain by formulating a comprehensive plan of care.

The physicians and staff of the Pain Management Program are committed to offering outstanding clinical care and exceptional personal caring to each and every patient in our program. These services are offered as part of Princeton HealthCare System’s full continuum of care.

Our Approach

The Pain Management Program, located on the University Medical Center at Princeton campus, provides advanced diagnostic and therapeutic services. Our team, which is led by board certified and fellowship trained physicians, includes a highly experienced and compassionate group of health professionals:

• Clinical nurse specialist
• Pain management nurses
• Technicians

We Can Help You

If acute, chronic or cancer pain is interfering with your quality of life, restricting your activities, affecting your personal relationships, or causing you depression, you may benefit from an evaluation at the Pain Management Program.

Our timely, comprehensive approaches are structured to successfully help you manage your pain. We provide treatment options and resources that will enable you to return to a more productive lifestyle. For optimal success, we encourage you to be an active participant in your treatment.

We are committed to ensuring that you receive comprehensive and effective treatment for your individual needs and condition. Each patient in our program receives a personal evaluation to develop a course of therapy that makes sense for you. We will educate you regarding possible treatment options that may be available. After a thorough initial exam, we will develop a personalized treatment plan.

If our evaluation indicates that you would benefit from other treatment sources, Princeton Healthcare System offers a network of services that may better suit your needs, and we will refer you for appropriate therapy.

We Can Treat Chronic Pain Related to:

• Arthritis
• Back and neck pain
• Cancer pain
• Headaches
• Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
• Post surgical pain
• Neuropathic pain
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (also known as RSD Reflex Sympathetic Dystophy)
• Muscle pain
• Sciatica
  

An Overview of Our Services

Our program offers advanced pain management techniques. We use fluoroscopy (x-ray) for most procedures to ensure accuracy. Depending on your individual needs and condition, treatment options may include any of the following modalities:

• Medication management
• Massage therapy
• Trigger point injections
• Epidural steroid injections
• Facet joint injections
• Epidural Blood patches
• Peripheral nerve blocks
• Occipital nerve blocks
• PENS (percutaneous electrical nerve stimulator)
• Radiofrequency neurolysis
• Pulse radiofrequency
• Discography
• IDET (intradiscal electrothermal therapy)
• Percutaneous disc decompression (nucleoplasty)
• Spinal cord stimulators
• Implantable devices (such as morphine pumps)

The Pain Management Program accepts most major insurance plans, and many insurance plans recognize pain management services. Please familiarize yourself with your specific insurance plan’s requirements regarding the need for referrals and to verify your coverage during the course of treatment. We strongly encourage you to begin the treatment process by having your personal physician refer you to our program.

Our friendly and experienced staff will assist you with the pre-certification process. Please ask our staff for a list of the insurance plans in which the physicians and hospital participate.

Our New Location

The Pain Management Program now is located in newly renovated offices in the lower level of 281 Witherspoon Street, Suite 1. Housed in the same building as University Medical Center at Princeton Surgical Center, where interventional and outpatient procedures are performed, our new office is designed to offer our patients greater comfort and convenience. 

Our Convenient Service Hours

The Pain Management Program’s hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.

For more information about the Pain Management Program, call 1.888.PHCS4YOU (1.888.742.7496), anytime day or night.