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Inova Comprehensive Pain Centers
 Pain is difficult. We can help.

Inova Comprehensive Pain Centers offer a comprehensive range of services for people living with acute or chronic pain. Through the combined expertise of a multidisciplinary team of pain and behavioral health specialists, we offer the most advanced treatment options currently available in a supportive, compassionate environment.

We focus on interventional pain procedures and supporting medications with an emphasis on nonopioid therapies to control and relieve pain. Many conditions are easily treated in our office with conservative therapies. For more complex cases, we have the expertise to offer the most advanced pain management techniques available.

Call for an appointment: 571-472-6880

Chronic pain can be the result of an injury, illness or medical condition, or its cause may be unknown. Some people with chronic pain can develop emotional problems or physical limitations that impair their relationships, hamper job performance and limit their activities.

Working with pain specialists, effective pain treatments are available. Find a healthcare provider who understands chronic pain, has experience treating pain similar to yours, is willing to talk and listen to you, and is willing to speak with your family. Treatment for chronic pain may include:

  • Over-the-counter pain relief medications, such as ibuprofen and Naproxen, which also reduce inflammation
  • Steroidal drugs, such as prednisone, for more serious inflammatory conditions
  • Local anesthetics that are injected around nerve roots—a group of nerves—or into muscles or joints to decrease swelling, irritation, muscle spasms, and abnormal nerve activity
  • Lifestyle changes, such as losing weight or exercising
  • Complementary therapies, such as acupuncture, massage, meditation

You can also take other steps yourself to ease ongoing discomfort. Some treatment ideas include:

  • Work with your healthcare provider to identify your pain and determine a pain-management plan. Your plan may include medications as well as non-medical treatments, such as exercise and meditation. Keeping a pain diary that includes where the pain is, how bad it is, how often it occurs, and what makes it better or worse can help your doctor find appropriate treatments.
  • Take care of your mental health. If you think you may be depressed because of your pain or are having difficulty with another emotional problem, tell your health care provider.
  • Explore your treatment options. Most treatment plans involve a combination of medication, therapy, and lifestyle changes. Many types of medications are used to treat chronic pain. Some drugs are long-acting to treat pain that is continuous; others are short-acting to treat pain that comes and goes.