Overview
Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Pain Management offers many safe, proven, effective treatments designed to eliminate or reduce chronic pain. Board-certified physicians are dedicated to the goal of helping people with chronic pain return to a normal, productive lifestyle. Our specialists are among the most experienced in the world, treating more than 13,000 new patients each year. Using the latest in diagnostic technology, paired with medical and interventional therapeutics, they will work with you to identify the source of the pain, eliminate or reduce the pain, and teach you to manage it.
Our staff is acclaimed for its research and education in pain management. Patients who qualify have the opportunity to participate in clinical trials seeking better, more effective treatments for managing pain. Our physicians regularly publish in leading medical journals and are invited lecturers at medical education seminars across the country and around the world.
Mission
The mission for our department is to be the leader in patient care, education, and outcome oriented clinical and basic research in pain medicine. We believe that when you understand the nature of your pain, you are better prepared to manage it. That is why we devote ourselves to:
- Determining the cause of your pain through advanced diagnostic tests.
- Easing or eliminating pain using state-of-the-art medical and interventional treatments.
- Improving functional capabilities through aggressive, personalized physical therapy programs.
- Teaching skills that will make coping with pain easier and will help you regain control of your body and your life.
Due to the highly specialized nature of our department, we are able to offer patients the latest, most effective treatments for pain.
Expertise
Most of the treatments that are available through Pain Management are not widely available through community-based, general practice physicians.
We recommend that people experiencing chronic pain start with their primary care physician. When pain is not relieved with standard treatment, the Department of Pain Management should be the next step.
Cleveland Clinic Pain Management specialists are among the most experienced in the world, treating more than 10,000 patients each year. Our board-certified physicians are dedicated to the goal of helping people with chronic pain return to a normal, productive lifestyle. Using the latest in diagnostic technology, paired with medical and interventional therapeutics, they will work with you to identify the source of your pain, eliminate or reduce the pain and teach you to manage it.
Our staff also is highly acclaimed for its research and education in pain management. Patients who qualify have the opportunity to participate in clinical trials, seeking better, more effective treatments for managing pain. Our physicians regularly publish in leading medical journals and are invited lecturers at medical education seminars across the country and around the world.
