Pain management services in Minnesota and western Wisconsin

Everyone experiences occasional aches and pains. However, nearly one-third of Americans experience some kind of lingering pain, which can make everyday activities a struggle. We can help make managing pain and doing everyday activities easier.

Our pain experts work as a team to evaluate your unique needs and create a personalized treatment plan that addresses all your concerns. We offer a variety of services including physical therapy, medication management, behavioral health services and interventional pain procedures.

At HealthPartners and Park Nicollet, our team of pain specialists includes physical and occupational therapists, pain psychologists and acupuncture specialists. They will work closely with your primary care doctor, along with others, to offer comprehensive care for conditions related to pain. We’ll work with you find the best way to increase function and manage your pain.

Pain can have more symptoms than a body ache. Here are some of the most common symptoms of acute and chronic pain:

• Constant muscle tightness and soreness
• Fatigue
• Mood – anxiety and depression
• Poor sleep
• Pain that affects your relationships
• Weight gain

If you haven’t talked with a doctor about your pain before, we recommend getting started with one of our primary care doctors. Primary care doctors are experts at diagnosing hundreds of conditions. If you need the help of a specialist, your primary care doctor can connect you directly to one of our pain specialists.

Depending on the type of pain you’re experiencing, the following are common tests that may be used to help determine the best course of treatment.

We’ll check your muscles, nerves and reflexes for signs of an injury or illness that could be an underlying cause of the pain. Sometimes a seemingly unrelated condition, like poor eyesight or stomach issues, could be the cause.

These are used to check for illnesses that might be causing pain. Pain can be a symptom of common illnesses like lupus or shingles.

X-rays, CT scans and MRIs provide images of the bones, joints, spinal cord and other parts of the body. Our doctors will use this information to find any injuries or growths that could be causing your pain.

The exact cause of pain can’t always be diagnosed. If this is the case, our doctors will still work with you to find a treatment plan that helps optimize your function and improve your quality of life.

At HealthPartners and Park Nicollet, our doctors have been working hard to advance and improve treatment options. Through years of research, we offer a multi-disciplinary, holistic approach to pain management that directly targets the most common causes of pain. Once your doctor performs a medical history and diagnostic workup to develop a complete diagnosis, we’ll create a treatment plan to address your pain.

Our services include:

• Addiction management
• Alternative therapies (yoga, massage, acupuncture, healing touch)
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Image guided injections
• Inpatient pain services
• Medication management
• Occupational therapy
• Pain management procedures
• Pain psychology
• Physical therapy
• Spinal cord stimulators
• Surgery (if needed)