Ongoing pain after knee, hip, or shoulder surgery is more common than most patients expect. When the pain does not fade as expected, targeted nerve-focused treatments can help.
Persistent pain after a joint surgery can come from irritated nerves around the joint, scar tissue, or a pain cycle that never fully settled. The original surgery may have gone perfectly and the pain is still real.
Interventional options target the specific nerves carrying the pain signal rather than the joint itself. That approach often succeeds where other treatments have not.
Post-surgical pain has a few patterns that guide the treatment plan.
We tailor treatment to the specific nerves and tissues involved in the leftover pain.
A targeted block for post-surgical knee pain. Identifies and quiets the nerves still carrying pain after surgery.
A longer-lasting option for patients whose genicular nerve block brings relief. Controlled heat quiets the nerves for six to twelve months.
A short-term implant that calms a specific nerve carrying post-surgical pain. Useful in the shoulder, hip, and other areas.
A longer-term option for complex, diffuse post-surgical pain. Gentle electrical pulses interrupt pain signals before they reach the brain.
Call us if there is sudden redness, warmth, and swelling around the surgical site, drainage from an incision, fever, or a sudden loss of function. These can point to infection or hardware issues that need urgent evaluation.
A technically perfect surgery does not guarantee a quiet nervous system. Nerves can be irritated during surgery, scar tissue can pull on structures, and the pain cycle can continue even after everything has healed. Targeted nerve treatment is often what finally works.
Usually once the surgical site is fully healed, typically around six to twelve weeks. Your surgeon and our team coordinate to make sure the timing is right.
No. We work in coordination with orthopedic and other surgical teams. Our treatments target the nerves carrying pain and do not affect the surgical repair itself.