Associated Pain Specialists

At Associated Pain Specialists (APS), we are committed to changing the face of pain management in our communities. Our team, comprising over 80 dedicated professionals, is focused on providing the utmost compassionate quality care that optimizes our patients' life of daily living. We are driven by our core values of INTEGRITY, RESPECT, COMPASSION, EXCELLENCE, and ACCOUNTABILITY. We believe in adhering to the highest quality standards of professionalism, ethics, and personal responsibility while treating everyone in our diverse community with dignity and empathy. We are dedicated to serving our patients and take pride in our success, always striving for improvement.

Services Offered by APS

As interventional pain management specialists, APS offers a wide range of services designed to alleviate chronic pain and improve our patients' quality of life. Our services include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. APS Wound Care: Our wound care service is dedicated to helping patients with non-healing wounds, providing them with the best possible outcomes and highest quality service.

2. Kyphoplasty: This minimally invasive procedure is used to treat vertebral compression fractures, which are a common complication of osteoporosis.

3. Headache & Migraine Relief: We offer various treatments for headaches and migraines, including diagnostic medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablation, and nerve blocks.

4. Diagnostic Medial Branch Block: This procedure is used to diagnose and treat facet joint-mediated pain, a common cause of lower back and neck pain.

5. Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA): If a patient experiences a positive response to a medial branch block, the next step is to obtain longer-lasting pain relief through RFA.

6. Lumbar Spine Epidural Injection: This minimally invasive procedure can help relieve pain caused by inflammation in the spinal nerves, discs, or surrounding tissues.

7. Sacroiliac Joint Injection: This procedure targets the sacroiliac joints, which connect the iliac bones to the sacrum, and can help alleviate pain in this area.

8. Joint Injections: We offer joint injections for various joints, including the wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle, to treat arthritis-related pain.

9. Trigger Point Injection Therapy: This therapy targets painful trigger points in skeletal muscles, providing relief from myofascial pain.

10. Spinal Cord Stimulator (Neuromodulator Therapy): This intervention for chronic back and/or leg pain involves the implantation of a device that delivers electrical pulses to the spinal cord, helping to alleviate pain.

11. Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP): PRP therapy involves the use of platelet-rich plasma derived from the patient's blood to promote healing and tissue regeneration, offering a promising treatment option for various pain conditions.

Conditions Treated by APS

APS specializes in treating various pain conditions, including:

• Lower back pain
• Neck pain
• Neuropathy
• Joint pain
• Knee pain
• Hip pain
• Sciatica
• Other pain conditions

Our team is experienced in diagnosing and treating these and other pain conditions, ensuring that our patients receive the best possible care.

Referral Process and Scheduling

APS is the trusted referral source for more than 300 primary care offices throughout East Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky. We make scheduling appointments easy and convenient, with immediate scheduling available and the option for second opinions. To schedule an appointment or request a physician referral, please contact one of our two locations: Knoxville at (865) 673-5000 or Gray, TN, at (423) 794-3142.