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What is interventional pain management?
Interventional pain management is an area of medicine that focuses on treating illnesses, conditions or injuries that cause pain and limit function. The unique advantage of this specialty is that it involves minimally invasive procedures that are more patient-friendly than surgery.
Providing effective relief for a variety of conditions.
Your care with Dr. Balog starts with a complete health history and physical examination. If indicated, Dr. Balog will conduct in-office diagnostic testing to accurately pinpoint the source of your pain. His diagnostic capabilities include nerve conduction studies (NCS), nerve conduction velocity studies (NCV), discography, facet injections and nerve blocks.
Dr. Balog will then use this information to create your individualized treatment plan designed for effective and long-lasting relief. His extensive training in anesthesiology and interventional pain management places him in a unique position to diagnose and treat a variety of conditions, including:
- Back & neck pain
- Spinal pain
- Leg pain
- Pain caused by varicose veins
- Pain associated with vertebral compression fractures
- Shoulder & arm pain
- Muscle & joint pain
- Pain after back surgery
- Cancer pain
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD)
- Neuropathic pain
- Work injury pain
- Abdominal & pelvic pain
In-office procedures for more comfort and lower cost.
With the exception of kyphoplasty, Dr. Balog performs all of his procedures in the comfort and convenience of Oregon Pain Associates’ 3,300-square-foot office. Nonclinical in look and feel, this state-of-the-art facility resembles an upscale spa. You’ll feel right at home with its warm and inviting atmosphere, soothing artwork, oversized plasma screen TV and more.
Plus, having your procedure performed in-office means lower costs for you. There are no facility fees and Dr. Balog doesn’t require an anesthesiologist’s support because he is one.
A complete range of innovative nonsurgical solutions.
Dr. Balog knows it is often better to treat the condition that is causing your pain without surgery. He offers a complete range of innovative nonsurgical procedures that can promote your body’s own healing abilities. Some of these diagnostic and therapeutic treatment methods include:
- Medication management
- Epidural steroid injections
- Facet joint injections
- Trigger point injections
- Sacroiliac injections
- Botox® injection therapy
- Nerve blocks
- Percutaneous plasma disc decompression
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Radiofrequency lesioning
- Percutaneous lumbar disc decompression
- Topical medications
- VNUS® Closure® varicose vein treatment
Dr. Balog is one of the few doctors in the area who perform the following procedures:
Collaborating with other specialists for optimum results.
Your treatment plan may also include specialized care such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, psychology, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, rheumatology and oncology. Dr. Balog will refer you to the appropriate specialist and provide them with a written report of your case; he will also make himself available should they want to discuss it. This team approach allows for highly efficient care and can provide you with the successful results you want.