Pain Clinic

Chronic pain is a complex medical problem that can have profound effects on a patient’s physical and mental well-being. At St. Joseph Medical Center’s Pain Clinic, our goal is to help decrease patients’ levels of pain and suffering and help restore their quality of life. The Pain Clinic is a fully integrated, comprehensive pain management clinic equipped with state-of-the-art treatment options. We provide a variety of interventions and therapies for numerous conditions that can cause pain. Each patient is treated on an individual basis in a caring and compassionate environment. Services are available as an outpatient. Physician Referral is required for pain clinic services.

For more information, call 816-943-3926.

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Types of Pain Treated

Back and neck pain, including herniated discs, spinal stenosis and neuroforaminal stenosis
Post back-surgery pain
Cancer pain
Chronic abdominal pain
Chronic pelvic pain
Complex Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome or (CRPS) also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy or (RSD)
Muscle and joint pain
Disorders of the nervous system, including shingles and trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain)
Myofacial pain syndromes (fibromyalgia, Lyme disease, polymyalgia rheumatica)
Intractable spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis or spinal cord injuries
Pain associated with osteoporosis and vertebral compression fractures.

Services Available

The Pain Clinic utilizes a variety of interventions and therapies to help patients regain quality of life, including:

Comprehensive evaluation and consultation
Diagnostic and therapeutic nerve blocks
Fluoroscopic-guided spinal interventions
Neurolytic blocks for cancer pain
Spinal cord stimulator trial
Pre Approved Medication management
Integrated referrals
Physical therapy referrals
Occupational therapy referrals

Our Physicians

Our board-certified physicians and advanced practice nurs are highly trained in a variety of specialties to provide total pain management.

Richard L. Morgan, MD
N. Wayne Brown, MD
James Edward Johnson, DO
Amanda Hocker, APRN, CNS

The physicians work closely with registered nurses and specially-trained ancillary personnel to provide comprehensive care to patients.

The Pain Clinic at St. Joseph Medical Center is located near the main entrance of the Medical Mall. The Pain Clinic is open Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment call 816-943-3926. Referrals should be faxed to 816-943-3170.

Please download, print and complete the following three required forms prior to your appointment and bring them with you to your appointment.