Personal Injury Pain Management
Most personal injury cases begin with chiropractic care, and for many people that resolves it. When it does not — when neck or back pain is still limiting you two or three months after the accident — the next step is interventional pain management: identifying the specific structure generating the pain and treating it directly.
Mountain View Pain Center has board-certified pain management providers at 22 clinics across Colorado and Arizona, working alongside chiropractors and therapists in the same buildings. For a personal injury case, that means one coordinated record rather than a stack of unconnected referrals.
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When a personal injury case needs pain management
- Pain persisting more than six to eight weeks after the injury
- Symptoms radiating into an arm or leg — a sign of nerve involvement rather than muscle strain
- Imaging showing disc herniation, annular tear or facet joint injury
- Conservative care has plateaued — improvement stalled rather than continuing
- An attorney or adjuster is asking for a specialist opinion on causation or permanency
- Surgery has been raised and you want to know what should be tried first
What interventional pain management involves
Diagnosis before treatment
The purpose of a diagnostic block is to confirm which structure is generating pain before anything treats it. That distinction matters clinically, and it matters in a claim — because it converts "back pain" into a specific, defensible diagnosis.
Treatment options
- Epidural steroid injections for radiating pain caused by disc herniation or spinal stenosis
- Nerve blocks and medial branch blocks for pain arising from the small joints of the spine, very common after rear-end collisions
- Radiofrequency ablation for longer-term relief where medial branch blocks have confirmed the source
- Trigger point injections for persistent myofascial pain
- Joint injections for shoulder, knee and hip injuries from impact
Documentation for your claim
Personal injury records are read by people looking for reasons to pay less. Ours are prepared with that in mind: mechanism of injury, objective exam findings, imaging correlation, a specific diagnosis, the treatment plan and the reasoning behind it, and progress notes at every visit.
Where causation or permanency is in question, our providers can give the specialist opinion attorneys and adjusters ask for.
Working with attorneys
We work with personal injury attorneys across Colorado and Arizona, can treat on a lien basis where appropriate, and respond to records requests promptly. You do not need an attorney to be seen — but if you have one, we will coordinate with them.
How this fits with chiropractic care
Most patients need both. Chiropractic care restores movement and treats the soft-tissue and joint component of an injury. Pain management addresses the structures chiropractic cannot reach — discs, nerves and facet joints — using imaging-guided procedures.
Because both work in the same building from the same treatment plan, you are not repeating your history to a new practice or waiting three weeks between referrals.
If your injury was a car accident
Start with car accident injury treatment, which covers what to do in the first days and weeks after a collision. This page is for the stage after that — when pain has not resolved on the expected timeline.
Where we treat
Colorado
Denver · Aurora · Littleton · Northglenn · Colorado Springs · Lakewood · Lone Tree · Highlands Ranch · Lafayette · Greeley · Fort Collins
Arizona
Phoenix · Glendale · Peoria · Chandler · Mesa · Deer Valley
Frequently asked questions
What is a personal injury pain management doctor?
A physician trained in diagnosing and treating pain, typically through physiatry or anesthesiology-based pain medicine. In a personal injury case they identify the specific structure causing the pain, treat it with targeted interventions, and document causation and prognosis.
How is this different from seeing a chiropractor?
Chiropractic treats the soft-tissue and joint component of an injury with manual therapy. Pain management diagnoses and treats structures like discs, nerves and facet joints using imaging-guided procedures. Most personal injury patients benefit from both.
Do I need a referral?
Usually not, though it depends on your plan. Call and our team will check before your visit.
Will you treat on a lien?
In many cases, yes, where an attorney is involved.
How long does treatment take?
It depends on the injury. Facet-mediated pain often responds within weeks. Disc injuries with nerve involvement take longer and are reassessed as you progress.
Do you provide records for my claim?
Yes, and they are prepared to the standard attorneys and adjusters expect.
Is this covered by insurance?
Where the injury came from a motor vehicle accident, treatment is generally billed to auto medical payments coverage. Other personal injury cases are billed to health insurance or handled on a lien basis. Our team will confirm before treatment begins.