Pain Management Information
Interventional Pain Center Skyline Medical Center is the second clinic of Interventional Pain Center, located at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville. The practice was founded by Dr. Brad Wilson, DO, in 2013 at Hendersonville Medical Center. Its mission is to maximize patients’ functionality and quality of life and to reduce their pain. Physicians include Fairen Walker-McCarter, MD.
Procedures for Neck, Back and Joint Pain
The practice offers fluoroscopically guided procedures for neck and upper extremity pain, back and lower extremity pain, and joint pain. These include epidural steroid injections, medial branch nerve blocks, facet joint injections and radiofrequency ablation, along with spinal cord stimulator trials, occipital nerve blocks, discography, ganglion impar injections and genicular nerve blocks for knee pain.
Treatments & Procedures Offered
- Epidural Steroid Injections: Cervical, thoracic and lumbar epidural steroid injections.
- Medial Branch Nerve Blocks: Cervical and lumbar blocks to determine whether pain comes from the facet joints.
- Facet Joint Injections: Cervical, thoracic and lumbar facet joint injections.
- Radiofrequency Ablation: Cervical, lumbar and sacral radiofrequency ablation.
- Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial: Trial of electrodes in the epidural space that interrupt the transmission of pain.
- Sacroiliac Joint Injections: Injections into the sacroiliac joint under fluoroscopic guidance.
- Other Blocks and Injections: Occipital nerve blocks, coccyx/ganglion impar injections, sacral lateral branch blocks and genicular nerve blocks.
- Diagnostic Lumbar Discography: Testing to identify which disc is causing pain.
Conditions Treated
Neck pain and headaches, back pain, joint pain (including knee pain) and radicular pain.
Medical Team & Skyline Location
- Lead Physician: Fairen Walker-McCarter, MD (A diplomate of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Board of Pain Medicine)
- Founder: Brad Wilson, DO
- Skyline Office: 3443 Dickerson Pike, Suite 730, Nashville, TN 37207
- Hendersonville Office: Hendersonville Medical Center, 353 New Shackle Island Road, Suite 148C, Hendersonville, TN 37075
- Fax: 615-537-4950
- Phone: (615) 972-1100
- Website: ipcpaincenter.com
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What conditions does Interventional Pain Center treat?
Neck pain and headaches, back pain, joint pain and radicular pain.
Does the practice have another location?
Yes. The original clinic is at Hendersonville Medical Center, 353 New Shackle Island Road, Suite 148C, Hendersonville.
Who sees patients here?
Physicians include Dr. Fairen Walker-McCarter, MD.
Where is the Nashville clinic?
At Skyline Medical Center, 3443 Dickerson Pike, Suite 730, Nashville, TN 37207. Call (615) 972-1100.
