Interventional Pain Specialists

John Luckwitz, M.D.

Douglas A. Thompson, M.D.

Kathy Wang, D.O.

Using the results of your medical tests, a interventional pain specialist can help design a treatment plan to manage your pain. This may include physical therapy, medication therapy, or anesthetic nerve blocks. Injections can be used to treat certain types of pain due to inflammation or irritation.

Your interventional pain specialist will review all of your options with you so that you can make an informed choice.

About injections. Although there are potential side effects of the injection itself, these are uncommon and easily treated. Some of these side effects might include infection, bleeding, prolonged nerve block, nerve damage or allergic reaction.

If the injection inadvertently goes into an artery, it is possible to experience a brief seizure-like disorder. This reaction is very brief and easily treated.

One of the most common side effects is a simple faint which is usually very brief.

Interventional Pain Clinic, 360.696.5022*
*A referral from your primary physician is required for an appointment.