Pain Management Is Not One Thing. Your Plan Shouldn’t Be Either.
Pain management means something different depending on what is causing your pain, how long you have had it, and what you have already tried. At Brock Pain Medicine, treatment is never a single intervention applied to every patient. It is a careful, personalized sequence of options built around your specific situation.
This page gives you an overview of what that process looks like.
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How We Approach Treatment at Brock Pain Medicine
Our approach to pain management follows a principle Dr. Brock has applied throughout 35 years of practice: find the source, match the treatment to the individual, and escalate deliberately.
That means we start with the evaluation. Before recommending any treatment, we need to understand what is causing your pain, what you have already tried, how your pain affects your daily life, and what your goals for treatment actually are. No protocol works without that foundation.
From there, treatment typically moves from less invasive to more invasive as needed — not out of caution for its own sake, but because the least disruptive option that provides meaningful relief is usually the right one. For some patients, that is, medication management and injections. For others, it is an advanced interventional procedure. For many, it is a combination.
Treatment Options at Brock Pain Medicine
The following sections describe each category of care available at the practice. For detailed information about any specific option, follow the link to its dedicated page.
Medication Management
Medication is one tool in a broader plan, not the plan itself. For some conditions — particularly neuropathic pain and certain inflammatory conditions — specific classes of medications can provide meaningful relief that injections or procedures alone cannot. At Brock Pain Medicine, medication management is personalized, monitored, and always evaluated alongside other options rather than in isolation.
Pain Management Injections
Injections are among the most effective and widely used tools in interventional pain medicine. Depending on the source and nature of your pain, your treatment plan may include epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, nerve blocks, trigger point injections, or radiofrequency ablation. Each targets a specific pain generator, provides relief that may last weeks to months, and can be repeated as part of an ongoing management strategy.
Learn MorePain Management Consultation
If you are not sure where to start, the consultation is where everything begins. Your first appointment is an evaluation — not a commitment to any treatment. We review your history, assess your condition, and explain your options clearly before anything is recommended. The consultation is designed to give you information and agency, not to push you toward a decision.
Learn MoreAdvanced Procedures
For patients whose pain has not responded adequately to conservative treatment, Brock Pain Medicine offers a range of advanced interventional procedures. These options are appropriate when the clinical picture supports them and when the standard pathway has been thoroughly pursued. Each has a defined candidacy profile, a documented evidence base, and a process designed to help you make an informed decision before committing.
Learn MoreSI Joint Fusion
Chronic lower back, hip, or pelvic pain confirmed to originate in the sacroiliac joint after conservative treatment has failed
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) via Nalu
Chronic nerve pain — burning, shooting, or constant — that has not responded to medications or injections
Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)
Intractable back and leg pain, failed back surgery syndrome, CRPS, and related conditions that have not responded to other treatments
What the Process Looks Like
Your First Visit
The initial consultation is an evaluation appointment with one of our physicians. You will discuss your pain history, prior treatments, current symptoms, and goals. The physician will examine you, review any available imaging, and explain the treatment options most relevant to your situation. Nothing is decided or started at the first visit beyond the diagnostic picture and a proposed treatment direction.
Building Your Plan
After the evaluation, your care team builds a treatment plan specific to you. That plan may involve medication adjustments, a schedule of injections, a referral for adjunctive care like physical therapy, or a discussion of advanced procedures if your situation warrants them. The plan is explained to you clearly, with realistic expectations for each step.
Ongoing Care
Pain management is often an ongoing relationship rather than a single episode of care. Follow-up appointments are scheduled regularly to evaluate your response to treatment, adjust your plan as needed, and ensure you are making progress.
Not Sure Where to Start? That’s What the Consultation Is For.
You do not need to know which treatment you want before you call. The evaluation appointment is designed to answer exactly that question. Our team will help you understand what is causing your pain, what options are appropriate for your situation, and what you can realistically expect from each one.
If pain has been limiting your life, the next step is a conversation.
Let’s Discuss Your OptionsOr Call Brock Pain Medicine: (469) 742-9950