If you’re living with chronic pain, you’re not alone. One in 10 people suffers from debilitating chronic pain – including back pain, sciatica, headaches and arthritic pain. The pain is often downright unbearable. It can make getting through the day nearly impossible. It interferes with every aspect of your life, from work and relationships to walking and activities.
SSM Pain Care Can Help
Dr. Stephen Smith, our board-certified pain medicine specialist, and our multidisciplinary SSM Pain Care team start by pinpointing the source of your pain. We then begin the most appropriate treatments – from conservative medical management to state-of-the-art interventions – to address your pain symptoms. We monitor your progress as we work to return you to the most functional, productive lifestyle possible.
Real Improvement
Many of our patients see dramatic pain relief after their first treatment. Patients often tell us how they are a “new person” after treatment or how we gave them their life back. That’s what we like to see. Real pain relief. Real results.
What We Treat
Dr. Smith and the Pain Care team provide treatments for:
- Back pain
- Headaches
- Neck pain
- Spine and hip pain
- Shingles pain
- Shoulder and arm pain
- Cancer pain
- Multiple sclerosis pain
- Arthritic pain
- Post-surgical pain
- Spasticity
The Widest Range of Treatments
- Epidural steroid injections
- Sacroiliac joint injections
- Selective nerve root blocks
- Trigger point injections
- Blocks with radiofrequency energy
- Facet joint injections
- Spinal cord stimulators
- Implantable medication pumps
- Vertebroplasty for vertebral compression fractures
About Dr. Stephen Smith
Dr. Smith is board certified in anesthesia and pain medicine. He is a 1987 graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical School. In 1989, he competed an internship in general surgery at Charity Hospital of New Orleans, followed by a residency in anesthesia at Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, where he also served as assistant professor.
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