Pain Management

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Pain Management

Whether it’s short-term pain from an injury or chronic pain from an ongoing condition, there are more options for relief than ever before. At Paulding County Hospital, our pain management specialists are here to help pinpoint the source of your pain, treat it and help you get back to living.

The team at Paulding County Hospital can effectively relieve pain in most patients through a variety of measures including:

We treat patients who suffer from pain associated with arthritis, fibromyalgia, nerve damage, migraines, injuries, surgeries and many other conditions. Don’t let pain rule another day. Contact your primary care provider for a referral, or call 419-399-4080 or 419-399-1745 for more information.

We Treat Acute and Chronic Pain

  • Arthritis Pain
  • Back and neck pain
  • Complex Regional Pain syndrome (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy)
  • Diabetic Pain and Other Painful Neuropathies
  • Headaches
  • Joint Pain
  • Muscle spasm pain
  • Nerve Pain

Common Interventional Procedures:

  • Epidural steroid injections
  • Injections for migraine headaches
  • Medical branch blocks
  • Radiofrequency ablations
  • Selective nerve root blocks
Ju Gao

Ju Gao

MD, MPH

Ju Gao, MD, MPH

Dr. Gao is fellowship-trained and board-certified in Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology.

Amber Ball

Amber Ball

FNP-C

Amber Ball, FNP-C

Amber earned her undergraduate degree from the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and her Masters of Science with Family Nurse Practitioner specialty from Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, Michigan. Amber is affiliated with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Ohio Association of Advanced Practices Nurses.

Amber Ball, FNP-C  has over 15 years of experience providing care in a variety of healthcare settings. She continues to provide patients with quality care and help them to achieve optimum health and pain management through interventional pain procedures and various modalities.