Pain Referral Resource Guide for Massachusetts* Created by the Massachusetts Pain Initiative (MassPI)

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1 * Created by the Massachusetts Pain Initiative (MassPI) Web site: Disclaimer: The Massachusetts Pain Initiative does not endorse any of the Pain Clinics or Centers listed below. The list is not a comprehensive list and does not include individual pain physician practices. plans are accepted unless otherwise noted; however, the consumer should verify insurance coverage individually. Many, and perhaps even most, of the Pain Clinics or Centers require a physician referral from the primary care physician. There are a wide variety of services and interventions offered at different clinics and even locations of the same clinic (many web sites will have the most current information about what is offered at the desired clinic and location). There are currently no inpatient facilities in Massachusetts for pain management. Information listed below is upto-date as of January Note: If you have additional or new information about a Pain Clinic or Center and would like to add it to the Pain Referral Resource Guide, please it to info@masspainintiative.org. Chronic and acute pain including Baystate Health back and neck pain, nerve pain, Systems cancer pain, headaches, arthritis pain, complex regional pain syndrome, reflex sympathetic as required by dystrophy insurance. (steroid injections, nerve blocks, etc) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Behavioral Medicine Physical Therapy Acupuncture Medical Management Other modalities Rehabilitation services/referral Botox for migraines BAYSTATE HEALTH SYTEMS PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER 3400B Main Street, 2 nd Floor Springfield, MA es/pain-management-center Phone: Fax:

2 BAYSTATE HEALTH SYSTEMS PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER 51 Sanderson St. Greenfield, MA klin-medical-center/pain-management-center Phone: Fax: Chronic and acute pain including Baystate Health back and neck pain, nerve pain, Systems cancer pain, headaches, arthritis pain, complex regional pain syndrome, reflex sympathetic as required by dystrophy insurance. (steroid injections, nerve blocks, etc) Botox for migraines Rehabilitation services/referral BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, ARNOLD-WARFIELD PAIN CENTER One Brookline Place, Suite 105 Brookline MA Contact Information: Phone: Fax: Complex acute or chronic pain, including complex back or neck pain, myofascial pain syndrome, headache, cancer pain, fibromyalgia, nerve pain and post-surgical pain. Multidisciplinary team approach Injection therapies, and nerve blocks-lumbar, thoracic and cervical epidural steroid injections, sympathetic blocks, selective nerve root blocks. Non-surgical treatment for disc herniation. Spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation Radiofrequency and cryo-ablation Minimally invasive decompression Psychological Counseling Biofeedback Cognitive behavioral therapy Physical therapy accepted with referral as required by insurance

3 BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH PAIN MANAGEMENT 275 Sandwich Rd. Plymouth, MA Contact Information Websites: Phone: Specialty: variety of pain conditions as required by insurance (steroid injections, nerve blocks etc.) Exercise programs Trigger point injections Spinal Cord Stimulation Acupuncture Botox TM Psychological counseling BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PAIN MANAGEMENT GROUP Department of Neurology 88 East Newton St. Boston, MA Contact information inicalprograms/painmanagement/ Phone: Fax: Specialty: chronic pain conditions such as headache, back and neck pain, cancer pain, arthritis pain, neurological pain, myofascial pain syndromes and others Peripheral neuropathy Failed back surgery Reflexive sympathetic dystrophy Chest wall pain Intervention pain management (steroid injections, nerve blocks etc.) Trigger point injections Neuropsychiatric therapy Rehabilitation services/referral Complementary and alternative therapies Affiliated with the Boston University School of Medicine - Department of Neurology - 3 -

4 BOSTON PAIN CARE CENTER 85 First Avenue Waltham, MA Phone: PAIN (7246) (Main Office) Fax: Specialty: Chronic pain syndromes including fibromyalgia, CRPS (chronic regional pain syndrome), headaches and peripheral joint pain in addition to chronic low back and neck pain and other conditions. Interventional procedures (epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks, Botox, radiofrequency ablations, high frequency stimulation therapy, spinal cord stimulator etc.) Complementary and alternative therapies: Functional rehabilitation, physical therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, acupuncture, graston therapy, stress reduction. Multidisciplinary and integrative team approach with Board Certified Interventional pain specialists, medication management specialists, physiatrist, physical therapists, behavioral health therapists (LICSW) Concord Office 200 Baker Ave, Suite 101 Concord, MA Phone: Natick Office 6 Union St. Natick, MA Phone: BRIGHAM AND WOMENS HOSPITAL PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER 850 Boylston Street, Suite 320 Chestnut Hill, MA epartments_and_services/anesthesiolo gy/pain/ Phone: Fax: pain@zeus.bwh.harvard.edu Specialty: Chronic pain conditions (steroid injections, nerve blocks etc) Non-interventional pain management (TENS, etc) Behavioral therapies Complementary and alternative therapies (Acupuncture etc.) Rehabilitation services/referral Psychological Services Nursing Care as required by insurance - 4 -

5 BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S FAULKNER HOSPITAL PAIN CENTER Suite Centre St. Boston, MA er.org/programs-and-services/painclinic Phone: Specialty: variety of acute and chronic pain conditions as required by (steroid injections, nerve blocks insurance. etc) Spinal cord stimulation Venous ablation, minimally invasive lumbar decompression procedures Behavioral therapies Physical Therapy Referral for complimentary medicine, chiropractic management and acupuncture CARNEY HOSPITAL PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER 2100 Dorchester Ave Dorchester, MA Phone: PAIN (7246) CHILDREN S HOSPITAL PAIN TREATMENT SERVICE 300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA Contact Information: Website ers-and-services/pain-treatmentservices-program Phone: Fax: Specialty: Variety of pain conditions including arthritis, myofascial syndrome, post surgical chronic pain, neuropathy, sciatica, herniated discs, cancer related pain, nerve pain. Multidisciplinary team approach Physical Therapy Education on specific chronic pain syndromes. Includes an Acute Pain Treatment Service and Chronic Pain Management Clinic. Headache Program Mayo Family Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Center Psychology and Behavioral Medicine School Support New patients seen with physician referral. Most insurance accepted. as required by insurance - 5 -

6 HOLY FAMILY CENTER FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT (formerly Merrimack Valley Hospital) 70 East St. Methuen, MA Phone: (main) Toll Free: (Pain Center) Haverhill Location: 140 Lincoln Avenue Haverhill, MA Phone: (main) Chronic pain problems treated include back pain, reflex accepted sympathetic dystrophy, headache, neuropathic pain, Physician referral fibromyalgia, cancer-related pain, required arthritis, shingles, TMJ and a variety of other chronic pain conditions

7 LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER 41 Mall Road Burlington, MA Phone: Fax: LAHEY MEDICAL CENTER PEABODY One Essex Center Drive Peabody, MA Phone: Fax: Specialty: Variety of pain accepted conditions including abdominal with referral by primary pain, herpes zoster, shingles, health care provider. atypical facial pain/trigeminal neuralgia, cancer pain, chest wall pain, diabetic and systemic neuropathy, migraines and other headaches, lower back pain, myofascial pain syndromes, neck pain, pelvic pain, pain associated with surgical incisions, peripheral entrapment neuropathies/ neuromas, peripheral vascular insufficiency/ischemic pain, postlaminectomy syndromes, poststroke and central pain syndromes, Raynaud's syndrome, reflex sympathetic dystrophy/complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), rib pain, spinal cord injury pain syndromes, stump and phantom limb pain, sympathetically mediated pain Botox injections Chemical neurolysis Cryoablation Epidural steroid injections Infusion pump implants (e.g., baclofen) Nerve blocks Radiofrequency ablation Spinal cord stimulation Spinal injections Trigger joint injections - 7 -

8 LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER 2 Hospital Drive Lowell, MA Contact Information Phone: Specialize in back pain, shingles, neuropathies, chronic pain, complex regional pain syndromes as required by insurance Work related injuries Facet joint syndromes Spasticity Botox (intralesional injections, nerve blocks etc.) Epidurals Spinal cord stimulation Joint injections MARLBOROUGH HOSPITAL CENTER FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT UMASS MEMORIAL 157 Union Street Marlborough, MA Contact Information: e.org/marlborough-hospital/servicestreatments/pain-management Phone: Toll Free: MASS GENERAL CENTER FOR PAIN MEDICINE Wang Ambulatory Care Center Suite Parkman St. Boston, MA Contact Information: painmedicine Phone: Fax: Chronic pain problems treated include back pain, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, neck pain and a wide range of other conditions. Epidural steroid injections Nerve blocks for diagnosis and treatment Trigger point injections Massage therapy Other series such as rehabilitation and psychiatric evaluation available by referral Specialty: Acute, chronic and cancer related pain syndromes (steroid injections, nerve blocks etc.) Behavioral therapies Complementary and alternative therapies (acupuncture) Rehabilitation services/referral Palliative Care Services as required by insurance as required by insurance - 8 -

9 MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICE INPATIENT INFORMATION Founders Fruit Street Boston, MA ivecare/ Phone: Fax: OUTPATIENT INFORMATION Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care Suit 7B 55 Fruit Street Boston,MA Phone: Fax: Specialty: pain management in patients with advanced, life limiting disease as required by insurance Adult and pediatric population served (steroid injections, nerve blocks, etc.) Behavioral therapies Home visits and Hospice Referrals Bereavement and support programs NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL CHRONIC PAIN CLINIC 125 Parker Hill Avenue Boston, MA Contact Information: Phone: (scheduling) Specialty: Chronic pain conditions including spinal disorders, nerve injuries, arthritis and more. (steroid injections, nerve blocks etc.) Medication consultation Multi-disciplinary as required by insurance - 9 -

10 Chronic pain problems: back & neck pain, headache, arthritis, cancer related pain, nerve injury and spinal cord injury, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, fibromyalgia and a wide range of other conditions Medical management including evaluation for chronic narcotic therapy Physical therapy, including manual techniques such as nerve blocks, epidural steroid injections & infusion therapies Non-interventional therapies such as TENS Referrals for neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, acupuncture, chiropractic, psychiatric and addiction treatment NEW ENGLAND PAIN CENTER OF BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER 777 North St., 5th Floor Pittsfield, MA Contact Information: g/painmanagement Phone:

11 NEWTON WELLESLY HOSPITAL PAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES AT THE NEWTON-WELLESLY HOSPITAL AMBULATORY CARE CENTER 159 Wells Avenue Newton, MA Phone: Fax: Comprehensive pain evaluations inclusive of medical, behavioral accepted and rehabilitation assessments Conditions treated: cancer-related Physician referral pain, acute and chronic low back required pain, neuropathic pain, complex regional pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic pelvic pain, post-surgical pain, peripheral joint pain and sacroiliac joint pain. Interventional Procedures: Neural blockade, radiofrequency ablation, epidural steroid injections, ultrasound guided procedures, sympathetic blockade, spinal cord stimulator trials, sacroiliac joint injections, trigger point injections, acupuncture Medication Consultation: alternative pain medications, consultation to primary care physicians for safe and effective opioid pain medication prescribing, monitoring and adjustment of medication trials Psychological therapies: cognitive behavioral, mindfulness basted therapy, hypnosis, relaxation, group therapy, stress management and sleep skills training Rehabilitation therapies: physical therapy, occupational therap, conditioning and strengthening, functional restoration, manual therapy,aqua therapy, education and counseling

12 NORWOOD HOSPITAL PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER 800 Washington St. Norwood, MA Phone: Fax: Specialty: variety of pain conditions including shingles, back and neck pain, fibromyalgia, as required by chronic regional pain syndrome, insurance neurologic pain and spine pain (steroid injections, nerve blocks etc.) Non-interventional pain management (TENS etc) Behavioral therapies Rehabilitation services/referral Patient education PAIN AND WELLNESS CENTER 10 Centennial Drive Peabody, MA Phone: SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER 2 Pond Park Hingham, MA in-management-324 Phone: Specialty: chronic pain conditions (steroid injections, nerve blocks etc) Non-interventional pain management (TENS etc) Behavioral therapies Complementary and alternative therapies (acupuncture, massage) Personal training Physical therapy Stem cell therapy Specializing in chronic pain due to back injury, muscle strain or illness such as arthritis, cancer or reflex sympathetic dystrophy Affiliated with New England Pain Care (NEPC) at the same location Physician referral required

13 SPAULDING REHABILITAION HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT PAIN SERVICE Web site: Braintree 300 Granite St. Braintree, MA Framingham 570 Worcester Rd. Framingham, MA Medford 101 Main Street, Suite 101 Medford, MA Orleans 65 Old Colony Way Orleans, MA Plymouth 1 Scobee Circle Plymouth, MA Sandwich 311 Service Road Sandwich, MA Interdisciplinary team: Primary care referral physiatrists, physical and and the primary care occupational therapists, physician/s agreement psychologists, massage therapists, to assume care once an nutritionists, psychiatrists and effective acupuncturists pharmacological Expertise in pain conditions regimen is established including sports injuries, back is required. pain, head and neck pain, fibromyalgia, arthritis, complex regional pain syndrome Medford and Sandwich locations provide comprehensive Pain Rehabilitation treatment for acute, sub-acute and chronic pain. Functional pain management with an emphasis on functional improvement and selfmanagement of pain

14 SPINE AND PAIN INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND Dedham 606 Providence Highway Dedham, MA Duxbury 104 Tremont St., Unit 1 Duxbury, MA Framingham 436 Worcester Rd. Suite 205 Framingham, MA Mashpee 34 Bates Rd. Suite 202 Mashpee, MA Yarmouth 10 East Main St. 2 nd Floor W. Yarmouth, MA Variety of pain including chronic and intractable pain syndromes accepted Minimally invasive spine and pain management procedures to Primary Care Physician diagnose and treat back and neck referral required pain, headache, RSDD, joint pain nerve pain and many others Epidural steroids, facet joint injections, trigger point injections

15 ST. ANNE S HOSPITAL CENTER FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT Fall River Office 795 Middle St. Fall River, MA Swansea Office 440 Swansea Mall Drive Swansea, MA North Dartmouth Office 537 Faunce Corner Rd North Dartmouth, MA directory/pain-management Phone: Chronic pain syndromes Physical conditioning and rehabilitative programs to from primary improve or restore functional healthcare provider capacity Behavioral medicine components including relaxation training, stress management and pain reduction training Psychological interventions to address components of depression and anxiety and to foster pain-coping responses TENs Diagnostic facet injection Spinal stimulation ST. ELIZABETH S MEDICAL CENTER S PAIN CENTER 736 Cambridge Street Boston, MA Contact Information Phone: Specialty: Variety of pain conditions (steroid injections, nerve blocks etc) Arthritis, Cancer pain, Chronic Pain Syndromes, Neuropathy, Work Related syndromes Non-interventional pain management (TENS etc) Behavioral therapies Rehabilitation services/referral Referral for complementary and alternative therapies from primary healthcare provider

16 Our expertise spans management of: Cancer pain Myofascial pain syndrome Complex regional pain syndrome (RSD) Post-thoracotomy and postmastectomy pain syndromes Diabetic neuropathy Post-herpetic neuralgia (a complication of shingles) (steroid injections, nerve blocks etc.) TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER ZISKIND BUILDING 800 Washington Street Boston, MA Contact Information Web Site: nt-care-services/departments-and- Services/Anesthesiology/Clinical-Care- Services/Pain-Management-Program.aspx Phone: Fax: TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE CRANIOFACIAL PAIN CENTER One Kneeland Street, 6th floor Boston, MA Contact Information nt-care/teachingclinics/craniofacial-paincenter Phone: Fax: Specialty: diagnosis and management of temporomandibular disorders and chronic head, neck and facial pain. Dental bite appliance and other dental therapies Medications Trigger point therapy Neurological treatment for headaches Acupuncture Physical therapy Select insurances accepted: self- pay accepted

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