Contact Information

Location:
Mercy Medical Center
701 10th Street SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403

4th Floor

Park in the 8th Street parking Ramp. Reserved parking is available at the North entrance of the 3rd floor and is marked "Interventional Pain Management." Take the "C" elevator to the 4th floor.

Phone Number:
(319) 398-6636

Hours:
7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday

Pain Management Clinic

Schedule a Free Phone Consultation

Discuss your chronic neck, back or leg pain with an interventional pain nurse coordinator. Choose a time that works for you.

According to the National Institute of Health, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health, more than 50 million Americans experience chronic pain and 45% of the population will seek medical help for pain at some point in their lives. Mercy's Interventional Pain Clinic can help.

Interdisciplinary Approach

The clinic is designed around an interdisciplinary approach to pain that allows patients to have their care coordinated, and medical needs addressed.

Mercy's Pain Management Clinic provides procedures for patients dealing with back, neck and spine pain, in addition to pain caused by cancer and other chronic conditions. It features 15 exams rooms and two procedure rooms with state-of-the-art imaging equipment.

Pain Assessment Form

Please complete our pain assessment form prior to your visit.

Prior to Procedure

Eating and Drinking Instructions (if a procedure may be performed)

NO solid foods 6 hours before appointment
Clear liquids up to 3 hours before appointment

(This means nothing by mouth 3 hours before your appointment.)

Home Medication Instructions

If you are taking any blood thinners, such as Coumadin, Plavix, Aggrenox, Pradaxa, Effient, Xarelto, Brilinta (Ticagrelor), or any other blood thinner, please call the Pain Management Clinic at (319) 398-6636.
Aspirin: Do not take any aspirin or aspirin-containing products during the 72 hours prior to your appointment. Other pain medicines (ibuprofen, acetaminophen, naproxen, etc.) may be taken through your appointment time.
If you have an infection, are running a temperature, or are taking an antibiotic, please call the Pain Management Clinic at (319) 398-6636.

If You Are Diabetic

Diabetics: Contact the Pain Management Clinic for instructions at (319) 398-6636 at least two days prior to your appointment.
Insulin-dependent diabetics: Check your blood sugar at home the day of your appointment. Call the Pain Management Clinic at (319) 398-6636 if your blood sugar is greater than 250 mg/dl.
Please take all other morning medication.

Team

Our board-certified pain specialists offer patients a variety of pain relief specific to their needs. This may include an interdisciplinary approach with physical therapy or neurosurgery.