Pain Medicine at The Medical Group of New Jersey
Living with chronic pain can affect every aspect of your life, from your ability to work and exercise to sleeping well, caring for your family, and enjoying everyday activities. While occasional pain often improves as an injury heals, persistent pain lasting weeks or months may require specialized evaluation and treatment.
At The Medical Group of New Jersey, our Pain Medicine specialists diagnose and treat acute, chronic, and complex pain conditions using evidence-based, minimally invasive therapies designed to reduce pain, improve function, and help patients return to the activities they enjoy.
Our physicians work closely with Primary Care, Orthopedics, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R), Neurology, Rheumatology, Neurosurgery, and other specialists to develop comprehensive treatment plans tailored to each patient’s needs.
Why Choose Our Pain Medicine Team?
- Board-certified pain management specialists
- Comprehensive evaluation of acute and chronic pain conditions
- Personalized, non-surgical treatment plans
- Image-guided spinal and joint injections
- Advanced minimally invasive pain procedures
- Multidisciplinary collaboration with medical and surgical specialists
- Focus on improving function, mobility, and quality of life
- Long-term management for complex chronic pain
Conditions We Commonly Treat
Pain medicine specialists evaluate many conditions affecting the spine, joints, nerves, muscles, and soft tissues. Below are some of the most common reasons patients seek care.
1: Chronic Low Back Pain
Low back pain is one of the leading causes of disability and one of the most common reasons patients visit a pain medicine specialist. Pain may result from degenerative disc disease, arthritis, spinal stenosis, muscle injury, nerve compression, or prior surgery. Symptoms can range from localized aching to pain that radiates into the buttocks or legs.
Our physicians perform a comprehensive evaluation to identify the source of pain and develop individualized treatment plans that may include physical therapy, medications, image-guided injections, minimally invasive procedures, and rehabilitation strategies designed to improve mobility and reduce pain.
Related Services: PM&R, Neurology, Orthopedic Medicine
2: Neck Pain & Cervical Spine Disorders
Neck pain may develop from arthritis, muscle strain, cervical disc disease, spinal stenosis, whiplash injuries, or pinched nerves. Some patients also experience headaches, shoulder pain, numbness, or weakness radiating into the arms.
Treatment focuses on reducing inflammation, improving movement, relieving nerve irritation, and restoring function through individualized non-surgical therapies and interventional procedures when appropriate.
Related Services: Neurology, PM&R
3: Sciatica & Pinched Nerves
Compression or irritation of spinal nerves can cause pain that travels into the arms or legs. Patients often describe burning pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness that interferes with walking, standing, or daily activities.
Our specialists evaluate the underlying cause of nerve compression and offer treatments that may include epidural steroid injections, rehabilitation, medications, and minimally invasive procedures to relieve symptoms and improve function.
Related Services: Neurology, Orthopedic Medicine
4: Arthritis & Joint Pain
Arthritis is a common cause of chronic pain affecting the knees, hips, shoulders, hands, spine, and other joints. Osteoarthritis develops gradually over time as cartilage wears away, leading to stiffness, swelling, and pain that may worsen with activity.
Pain specialists work closely with orthopedic and rheumatology providers to help patients manage symptoms through medications, joint injections, radiofrequency procedures, rehabilitation, and lifestyle modifications that improve mobility and reduce discomfort.
Related Services: Rheumatology, Orthopedic Medicine
5: Neuropathy & Nerve Pain
Peripheral neuropathy occurs when nerves become damaged or irritated, resulting in burning, tingling, numbness, electric shock-like sensations, or chronic pain. Diabetes is one of the most common causes, although neuropathy may also result from chemotherapy, autoimmune diseases, injuries, infections, or other medical conditions.
Treatment focuses on identifying underlying causes while reducing symptoms through medications, lifestyle modifications, and interventional pain therapies when appropriate.
Related Services: Neurology, Endocrinology
6: Spinal Stenosis
Spinal stenosis occurs when narrowing of the spinal canal places pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. Patients often experience lower back pain, leg pain, numbness, weakness, or difficulty walking that improves with sitting or leaning forward.
Our physicians provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment, including conservative therapies, epidural injections, rehabilitation, and referral for surgical evaluation when necessary.
Related Services: Neurology, PM&R
7: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is an uncommon but potentially debilitating chronic pain condition that may develop after an injury or surgery. Patients often experience severe pain, swelling, skin color changes, temperature changes, and sensitivity that appears disproportionate to the original injury.
Early diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment can improve outcomes and may include medications, physical therapy, nerve blocks, and other advanced pain management techniques.
Related Services: Neurology, PM&R
8: Post-Surgical & Persistent Pain
Although most surgical pain improves during recovery, some patients develop persistent pain that continues for months after surgery. Pain medicine specialists evaluate the underlying causes of prolonged pain and develop individualized treatment plans that may reduce symptoms while improving daily function and quality of life.
Treatment may include medications, physical therapy, image-guided injections, nerve blocks, and other minimally invasive interventions.
Related Services: General Surgery, Orthopedics, PM&R
9: Cancer-Related Pain
Cancer and certain cancer treatments can cause pain affecting the bones, nerves, muscles, or internal organs. Effective pain management is an important part of comprehensive cancer care and may improve comfort, mobility, sleep, and overall quality of life.
Our specialists work closely with oncology teams to develop personalized treatment plans using medications, nerve blocks, minimally invasive procedures, and supportive therapies.
Related Services: Hematology & Oncology
10: Headaches & Occipital Neuralgia
Some chronic headaches result from irritation of nerves in the neck or back of the head rather than primary migraine disorders. Patients may experience persistent pain at the base of the skull that radiates toward the scalp or behind the eyes.
Our physicians evaluate headache-related pain conditions and may recommend medications, occipital nerve blocks, rehabilitation, or referral to neurology depending on the underlying diagnosis.
Related Services: Neurology
Advanced Pain Management Procedures
Our Pain Medicine specialists offer a variety of minimally invasive procedures designed to diagnose and treat pain while helping patients reduce reliance on long-term medications whenever possible.
Epidural Steroid Injections
Image-guided epidural injections help reduce inflammation around irritated spinal nerves and are commonly used to treat sciatica, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, and nerve root compression.
Facet Joint Injections
Facet joints help stabilize the spine but can become painful due to arthritis or injury. Facet joint injections may help diagnose and relieve pain originating from these joints.
Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Injections
Pain arising from the sacroiliac joints may cause lower back, buttock, or hip pain. Image-guided SI joint injections can help both diagnose and treat this condition.
Joint Injections
Corticosteroid and other image-guided joint injections may reduce inflammation and pain involving the knees, shoulders, hips, and other joints affected by arthritis or injury.
Nerve Blocks
Nerve blocks deliver medication near specific nerves to reduce pain, identify pain generators, or assist in planning additional treatments.
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
Radiofrequency ablation uses controlled heat to interrupt pain signals from targeted nerves. This minimally invasive procedure may provide longer-lasting relief for selected patients with chronic neck, back, or joint pain after successful diagnostic nerve blocks.
Helping You Move Beyond Pain
Living with chronic pain can be physically and emotionally exhausting, but effective treatment often involves much more than simply masking symptoms. At The Medical Group of New Jersey, our Pain Medicine specialists partner with patients to identify the source of pain, improve function, restore mobility, and enhance overall quality of life through personalized, evidence-based care.
Whether your pain began after an injury, developed gradually over time, or persists despite previous treatments, our team is committed to helping you find solutions that support long-term health and recovery.
Call 908-520-1927 or Request an Appointment Online to schedule a consultation with one of our Pain Medicine specialists.