Pain Management Treatment Program Outcomes
With a combination of medical intervention, which can include medications, neural blocks, neuroaugmentation techniques and other invasive procedures, and an intensive physical and behavioral program, the treatment team can help patients rapidly return to a more comfortable life.The statistics below show how different therapies used by the pain management physicians on staff at the Baylor Center for Pain Management can quickly improve the lives of patients.
Epidural Steroid Injections
Outcomes on a series of patients demonstrated decreased pain and functional disability as measured by the Oswestry scale.
Before Therapy
After Therapy
% Change
Pain (0-10)
6.6
3.9
40% reduction
Disability
17.6
12.3
30% reduction
Comprehensive Outpatient Program
A review of more than 200 patients who have completed treatment on an outpatient basis revealed statistically moderate to large treatment effects on a variety of measures.
Activity
Hours active during the day
63 percent greater
Physical Abilities
Distance walked in five minutes
(a measure of cardiac fitness)
(a measure of cardiac fitness)
48 percent greater
Mood and Decreased Impact of Pain
Beck Depression Inventory
43 percent reduction
Beck Anxiety Inventory
33 percent reduction
Effective Pain Mangement
Pain Severity
16 percent less
Helpfulness of your techniques in managing pain
146 percent improvement
Percentage having a plan to deal with their pain
Before therapy: 33 percent
After therapy: 98 percent
After therapy: 98 percent
Decreased reliance on pain medication despite significant increased activity at discharge
48 percent are taking less or no pain medication