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Pain Management and Physiatry
Experts in Physiatry and Other Pain Management
Pain, weakness, and numbness can diminish quality of life, but quality care from New Jersey Brain and Spine’s Physiatry Center can help. Our physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists identify root causes of pain to pinpoint non-surgical interventions and restore function for musculoskeletal and orthopedic problems like neck and back pain, herniated discs, sciatica, and sports injuries. Our comprehensive approach includes assessments, imaging, physical therapy, injections, and non-opioid medications. If surgery is needed, our team collaborates with neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons to ensure a smooth transition and continuity of care.
OUR DOCTORS
Pain Management and Physiatry Experts
Paul S. Chirichella, MD
Dr. Chirichella is dedicated to staying on top of the latest advances in interventional pain management treatment, including developments related to epidural injections, neurotomies and sacroiliac joint injections. He is highly trained in the use of ultrasound as a diagnostic tool and adjuvant to performing accurate injections. Some of his...
Peter Schmaus, MD
Dr. Schmaus, physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, is a well-known speaker on the topics of ergonomics, spine injury prevention, and repetitive strain injury, and he has consulted for several large corporations. As an avid traveler, scuba diver, and snow skier, he has authored several articles about pre-season conditioning, snow sports,...
CONDITIONS + TREATMENTS
About Pain Management
and Physiatry
Our highly skilled team of specialists diagnose and treat a wide variety of conditions and treatments, including:
Common Conditions
- Neck and back pain due to pinched nerves, sciatica, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, and facet arthritis
- Sports related conditions
- Shoulder pain due to arthritis, rotator cuff injuries, impingement and frozen shoulder
- Elbow pain due to tennis elbow, golfers elbow, and tendinitis
- Hip pain due to bursitis, tendinitis and arthritis
- Knee pain due to meniscal tears, ligament tears, arthritis and patella knee cap syndromes
- Wrist pain and hand pain due to carpal tunnel syndrome, tendinitis and trigger fingers
Common Treatments
- In-office X-ray and musculoskeletal ultrasound
- Non-pharmaceutical pain management, including nerve blocks, epidural injections, facet injections, sacroiliac injections, and radio frequency nerve ablation
- Ultrasound guided injections
- Trigger point injections
- EMG nerve testing for pinched nerves and carpal tunnel syndrome
- “Gel” hyaluronic acid injections for knee arthritis
- Physical therapy on our premises
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