Tempe’s proximity to central Phoenix and the established medical corridor along the Loop 101 might suggest that Tempe residents have easy access to interventional pain management — but for patients seeking physician-guided procedures coordinated with chiropractic rehabilitation and physical therapy under one roof, the reality is more complicated. City Health Services provides interventional pain management for Tempe patients at our Mesa Longmore Road clinic, 10 to 15 minutes from Tempe Town Lake via the US-60 westbound to Alma School Road. Our pain management program covers the full range of image-guided procedures for spine and joint conditions — delivered in a multi-specialty practice environment where procedures and rehabilitation are coordinated rather than separated.

Interventional Procedures Available for Tempe Patients

Epidural Steroid Injections for Tempe Spine and Disc Patients

For Tempe patients with sciatica, herniated disc radiculopathy, or lumbar or cervical spinal stenosis producing leg or arm pain, a fluoroscopy-guided epidural steroid injection delivers corticosteroid directly to the inflamed nerve root — reducing the inflammatory cycle that prevents productive physical rehabilitation. ESI is commonly the procedure that converts a stalled recovery into a progressive one. Covered by Medicare and most commercial carriers when medically indicated.

Radiofrequency Ablation

Tempe patients with chronic axial neck or back pain from facet joint degeneration — the aching, stiffness-dominant pain that worsens with extension and has been present for months or years — may be candidates for radiofrequency ablation following positive diagnostic medial branch blocks. RFA produces relief lasting 9 to 18 months by disrupting the nerve pathway transmitting facet-mediated pain signals — a duration no steroid injection can match.

Joint and Trigger Point Injections

Targeted joint and trigger point injections for knee arthritis, shoulder bursitis, SI joint pain, and myofascial pain syndromes — providing fast-acting relief that enables active participation in the rehabilitation that produces lasting functional improvement.

Integrated with Chiropractic and Physical Therapy

Procedures at City Health Services are not standalone events — they are clinical tools within a coordinated treatment plan. The relief produced by an injection is used productively through chiropractic care, spinal decompression, and physical therapy that occur at the same location, managed by providers who communicate on your case.

Insurance and Scheduling for Tempe Patients

Medicare and most commercial insurance plans cover medically indicated interventional procedures. We handle prior authorization requests. View accepted insurance plans.