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St. John's Mercy Hospital Pain Management Solutions

We improve the quality of life by treating pain and touching the lives of those we serve with compassion and exceptional Mercy service.

TAKE BACK CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE

Pain is the body’s natural warning sign that something is wrong. When that pain is persistent, it affects every aspect of your life.  Persistent, chronic pain can have both physical and emotional effects including depression, anger and anxiety. 

Before pain becomes a quality of life issue, talk to your physician about a referral to Pain Management Solutions at St. John’s Mercy Hospital.  Initial consultations are quickly scheduled and timely treatments are planned. The skilled team at Pain Management Solutions has everything you need to help control chronic pain.

MANAGING ALL TYPES OF PAIN

Our skilled pain management team has a compassionate understanding of pain and how it affects your life. We are experts at diagnosing and treating pain in a supportive, caring environment. Starting with a comprehensive evaluation, we use interventional pain management techniques, including the latest treatment and technologies, to help you manage all types of pain. 

  • Back Pain
  • Cancer Pain
  • Cervical Dystonia
  • Chronic Back Pain (Post Surgery)
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD)
  • Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Head and Heck Pain
  • Myofascial Pain - Fibromyalgia
  • Neuropathic Pain
  • Osteoporotic and Malignant Compression
    Fractures of Vertebrae
  • Post-Amputation Pain
  • Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
  • Sacroilitis
  • Sciatica
  • Shingles
  • Spinal Stenosis

A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH

Together with St. John’s Mercy Hospital’s exceptional nursing and rehabilitation staff, we will find the cause of your pain and treat it.

Our comprehensive, caring approach includes understanding how the pain is affecting your life. We use the most advanced interventional methods available to make you feel better physically and mentally. The goal is to manage your pain without long-term medications.

A team of specialists will develop an effective treatment program designed specifically for you.  Your pain management program will be the solution to improve the quality of your life.

A wide variety of treatments are available and include nerve blocks for neck and back pain, vertebroplasty for fractures and spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain. Also provided are medication recommendations to maximize conservative therapies. 

FLUOROSCOPY PROCEDURES

The following procedures are performed using fluoroscopy, which ensures that the pain medicine is placed in the ideal location.

  • Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Epidural Injections
  • Cervical Thoracic and Lumbar Facet Joint Injections
  • Diagnostic Discograms
  • Epidural Blood Patches
  • Joint Injections
  • Nerve Blocks
  • Percutaneous Discectomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation
  • Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
  • Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation for Intractable Back and Neck Pain
  • Sympathetic Blocks
  • Trans-Foraminal Selective Nerve Root Injections.

  CONTACT INFORMATION

John D. Moore, M.D., Fellowship Trained
and
Board Certified in Pain Management
Director of Pain Management Solutions 
St. John’s Mercy Hospital

Pain Management Solutions
St. John’s Mercy Hospital
901 E. Fifth Street
Washington, MO  63090
636-239-8097

Office Hours
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Talk to your physician about a referral to Pain Management Solutions and take back control of your life. For more information, please contact us at 636-239-8097.

 


 

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Sisters of Mercy Health System