Pain Management Doctors in Aurora, CO
Mountain View Pain Center treats pain in Aurora medically, not just manually. Care begins with a real diagnosis — a full exam, and imaging where the findings call for it — and the plan that follows can include injections and interventional treatment alongside chiropractic care, physical therapy and acupuncture, at both of our Aurora clinics: East Aurora at Southlands and Southeast Aurora on Briarwood Circle.
No referral is needed to be seen. Call (720) 749-5599.
What our Aurora pain physicians treat
- Back and neck pain — herniated and degenerative discs, spinal arthritis, facet joint pain, and pain that persists after surgery
- Sciatica and nerve pain — including neuropathy, numbness, tingling and burning pain in the hands or feet
- Joint pain — hip, knee and shoulder pain treated without defaulting to surgery
- Pelvic pain, one of the most searched and least served problems in Aurora
- Headaches and migraines, including pain that starts at the base of the skull
- Auto injuries and whiplash, documented to the standard a claim requires
- Chronic pain that has not settled with conservative treatment alone
How a pain management visit works here
Diagnosis before treatment. A full history and examination, with imaging ordered when the findings call for it rather than as a formality. You will leave the first visit understanding what is causing your symptoms.
The least invasive thing that will work. Many Aurora patients are managed with chiropractic care and physical therapy alone. Injections and interventional options are available when they are genuinely the right next step, not as a default.
One team, one chart. If your plan needs to change — imaging added, an interventional option considered, physical therapy brought in — it changes inside the same building, without a referral out or a repeated history.
Back and neck pain
Most Aurora patients arrive with pain in the lower back or the neck, and most have already tried rest, over-the-counter medication and time. What separates a case that resolves from one that keeps returning is usually the diagnosis rather than the treatment: a disc problem, a facet joint, an irritated nerve root and a muscular strain all hurt in similar places and respond to entirely different care.
Our pain physicians identify which of those is driving your symptoms, then treat accordingly — with medication management, targeted injections, or a referral down the hall to chiropractic care or physical therapy.
Sciatica and nerve pain
Nerve pain announces itself differently from muscular pain. Instead of a dull ache in one place, you feel sharp, burning or electric sensations that travel, often with numbness, tingling or weakness further down the limb. In the lower back this commonly presents as sciatica, with pain running through the buttock and down the leg.
Treatment begins with identifying where the nerve is being compressed, because treating the site of the symptom rarely resolves it. Options at our Aurora clinics range from conservative care and decompression through to epidural steroid injections and nerve blocks where the findings support them.
Hip, knee and shoulder pain
Joint pain is one of the most common reasons Aurora patients search for a pain clinic, and one of the areas where non-surgical options are most often overlooked. Arthritis, bursitis, rotator cuff irritation and post-injury stiffness all respond to a combination of joint injections, physical therapy and activity modification.
We assess the whole chain rather than the painful joint in isolation — a knee that hurts on stairs is frequently a hip that has stopped rotating — and we will tell you plainly when a surgical opinion is the right next step.
What makes this different from a standalone pain clinic
Most pain clinics can only offer what is in the building. At our Aurora locations, four service lines sit under one roof: medical pain management, chiropractic care, physical therapy and acupuncture. Your pain physician can see what your physical therapist is working on and what your imaging showed, because it is one record rather than four.
That matters most for the cases that do not resolve in a straight line — chronic pain, nerve pain, and injuries that keep coming back.
Your Aurora pain management team
- Timothy Abbott, PA-C — comprehensive pain evaluations, spine and joint injection coordination, chronic pain management strategies
Pain management appointments are available at both the East Aurora and Southeast Aurora clinics.
Which Aurora clinic should you book?
Both clinics offer pain management, chiropractic care, physical therapy and acupuncture, and both keep the same hours: Monday to Thursday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM, closed Saturday and Sunday.
East Aurora — Southlands — 6155 S Main St #220, Aurora, CO 80016. Inside Southlands Mall on the second floor. Convenient for east Aurora, Southlands, Tallyn's Reach, Saddle Rock, Parker, Centennial and Foxfield. Local line (303) 627-5735.
Southeast Aurora — Cornerstar — 15901 E Briarwood Cir Suite 150, Aurora, CO 80016. In the Cornerstar Healthcare Plaza building. Convenient for southeast Aurora, Centennial, Parker, Smoky Hill and Piney Creek. Local line (303) 645-4363.
Insurance
Both Aurora clinics accept Aetna, ASH (American Specialty Health), Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (Pathway), Cigna, UnitedHealthcare (UHC), OptumCare, Optum Physical Health, Humana, Medicare, Colorado Medicaid, Devoted Health, First Health, Columbine, Tricare, ATA Holista, Workers' Compensation, and Auto/Lien. We verify your benefits before your first visit. See full insurance details.
Common questions
Do I need a referral to see a pain management provider in Aurora? No. You can book directly. If your plan requires a referral for a specific procedure, we will tell you before your visit.
Will I be offered injections at my first appointment? Not automatically. The first visit is about establishing what is causing the pain. Many patients never need an injection.
I was in a car accident in Aurora. Can you help? Yes. Both Aurora clinics treat auto injuries daily and document care to the standard your claim will require. See car accident chiropractic care and whiplash treatment.
Can I see a pain physician and a physical therapist? Yes, and many patients do. Both work in the same clinic and coordinate through one shared chart. See physical therapy in Aurora and chiropractic care in Aurora.
Reviewed by the clinical team at Mountain View Pain Center. Last reviewed August 2026.