Pain Management in Austell, GA

Summit Spine & Joint Centers’ Austell office is in Suite 301 on Medical Park Drive, serving south and west Cobb County along with neighboring Douglas and Paulding counties. Patients come from Austell, Powder Springs, Hiram, Smyrna and Marietta, including the Clarkdale, Flint Hill and West Cobb areas.

Dr. Hubert Pare sees patients here. Originally from Burkina Faso, he earned a biochemistry degree at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta and an MBA in healthcare administration before his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Health Sciences in St. Kitts. He completed a fellowship in sports medicine and non-surgical orthopedics at Memorial Health in Savannah, is board certified in pain management and procedural medicine, and also speaks French.

Sports medicine training shows in how Dr. Pare treats spine pain. The question is what is keeping you from work, exercise or a full night’s sleep, and which image-guided injection or nerve treatment can address it without surgery. Many patients start with a diagnostic injection that both eases the pain and confirms its source, which then guides whether a longer-lasting procedure makes sense.

Conditions

Austell patients come to us for a range of spine, nerve and joint conditions, including:

• Spinal Stenosis: narrowing of the spinal canal that squeezes the nerves inside it, often worse when standing or walking.
• Lumbar Radiculopathy (Sciatica): a pinched nerve in the lower back that sends pain, numbness or tingling down one leg.
• Herniated Disc: a disc that has bulged or ruptured and is pressing on a nearby nerve.
• Degenerative Disc Disease: age-related wear on the spinal discs that can cause stiffness and nerve irritation.
• Facet Joint Pain: inflammation in the small joints that let the spine bend and twist.
• Post-Laminectomy Syndrome (Failed Back Syndrome): back or leg pain that continues or returns after spine surgery.
• Back Pain: lower or upper back pain that hasn’t eased with rest, medication or physical therapy.
• Fibromyalgia: widespread pain and tenderness that often comes with fatigue and poor sleep.
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS): burning nerve pain that persists long after the injury that triggered it has healed.

Treatments

The Austell office offers all 19 of the following non-surgical and minimally invasive treatments:

• Medial Branch Block: a diagnostic injection that shows which facet joints are behind the pain.
• Facet Joint Injections: medication placed directly into the small joints of the spine to reduce inflammation.
• Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA): uses heat to interrupt a nerve’s pain signals.
• Lumbar Radiofrequency Neurotomy: heat applied to the small nerves of the lower-back joints, with relief that can last several months.
• Cervical Facet Radiofrequency Neurotomy: uses heat to quiet the nerves serving painful joints in the neck.
• Rhizotomy: uses controlled heat to disable the nerve supply to a painful joint.
• Genicular Radiofrequency Ablation: targets the nerves that carry chronic knee pain signals.
• Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injection: treats pain where the spine meets the pelvis.
• Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection: an anti-inflammatory injection for lower back pain and sciatica.
• Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection: steroid guided to the exact nerve root that is irritated.
• Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection: an anti-inflammatory injection for neck pain and pain that travels into the arms.
• MILD: a minimally invasive outpatient procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis that leaves no implant behind.
• Vertiflex Superion: a small spacer implant that relieves stenosis pain when standing or walking.
• Stellate Ganglion Block: an injection for nerve pain in the head, neck, chest or arms.
• Lumbar Sympathetic Block: an injection that can ease CRPS and other nerve pain in the legs.
• Celiac Plexus Block: a nerve block for chronic pain in the upper abdomen, including pancreatic pain.
• Discography: a diagnostic test that helps identify which disc is causing pain.
• Intrathecal Pump Implant: a small implanted pump that delivers pain medication directly into the spinal fluid.
• Back Pain Treatment: a care plan built from the options above, matched to what is causing the pain.

Providers

Austell patients are currently seen by:

• Dr. Hubert Pare: an MD board certified in pain management and procedural medicine, fellowship-trained in sports medicine and non-surgical orthopedics, with a focus on interventional spine procedures.

His full bio is linked above.

We accept all major commercial insurance carriers and Medicare. If you don’t see your plan listed, please contact our office at (844) 972-7752. The managed care health insurance market changes rapidly, and specific coverage questions should be discussed directly with your insurance company or our knowledgeable staff.