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Pain Center

Highlands Medical Center and the Tennessee Valley Pain Consultants have partnered to give Scottsboro the most experienced pain specialist in the region. We focus on the medical and interventional treatment of acute and chronic pain of various origins. We are a fully integrated, comprehensive pain management clinic with state-of-the-art equipment available in our facility. Our professional and experienced certified healthcare specialists attend to patients in a compassionate, low-stress environment and take a multidisciplinary approach to treating patients.

We provide medical and interventional treatment of acute and chronic pain with a whole-body health focus. Led by Ronald Collins, MD, DAAPM, we offer nonsurgical treatment of persistent back and neck pain, pre and post-surgical pain, musculoskeletal and complex nerve pain, in addition to treating pain associated with shingles and cancer. Dr. Collins is double board-certified (DABA, DAAPM) in Anesthesiology and Pain Management will ensure you will receive the most experienced care.

Every patient will receive a customized care plan for their specific need, with a focus on long-term wellness and lasting pain relief. To ensure that our patients receive the best possible care, we work with a wide variety of specialists, including neurologists, psychologists, orthopedic and spine surgeons, physiatrists, pain psychologists, and psychiatrists.

For expert pain management, ask your physician to refer you to HH Pain Center. For your convenience, HH Pain Center accepts most insurance plans; however, when scheduling your appointment, please ensure that your insurance is accepted by our office.


Conditions Treated

We treat a wide range of nociceptive and neuropathic pain conditions from common disorders like neck and back pain to more complex and chronic pain problems like reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) and occipital neuralgia. We take a multi-dimensional and individual approach to pain management and focus on properly diagnosing and treating the entire patient, in addition to each patient’s specific pain condition.

  • Acute and Chronic Pain of Various Origin
  • Cancer Pain Management
  • Chronic Low-Back Pain
  • Chronic Mid-Back Pain
  • Chronic Neck Pain
  • Cluster Headache
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Facet Joint Arthropathy
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Herniated Discs
  • Migraine
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents (MVAs)
  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome
  • Neuropathic Pain
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
  • Personal Injuries
  • Post-herpetic Neuralgia (Shingles)
  • Radiculopathy
  • Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Sports Injuries
  • Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ)
  • Vertebral Compression Fracture
  • Work-related Injuries

Treatments

Tennessee Valley Pain believes in offering an interdisciplinary and comprehensive treatment program to pain patients. We offer medical and interventional treatment of acute and chronic pain and are committed to treating the whole patient and not just managing the symptoms of their pain.

  • Botulinum Toxin Therapy (Type A) for Chronic Pain, Muscle Spasm, and Migraine
  • Cancer Pain Management
  • Caudal Steroid Injections
  • Celiac Plexus Blocks
  • Chronic Low-Back, Mid-Back, and Neck Pain Management
  • Comprehensive Pain Evaluations
  • CornerLoc™ Procedure
  • Discography
  • DRG Stimulation
  • Epidural Steroid Injections
  • Facet Joint Injections
  • Intercostal Nerve Blocks
  • Intracept® Procedure
  • Intrathecal Pump Implantation
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks
  • Medial Branch Blocks
  • Medication Management
  • mild® Procedure
  • Occipital Nerve Blocks
  • Peripheral Nerve Blocks
  • Preoperative Evaluation and Recommendation for Patients on Pain Medications
  • Prialt Therapy
  • RACZ Caudal Epidurolysis
  • Radiofrequency Neuroablations
  • Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Therapy
  • Sacroiliac Joint Injections (SJI)
  • Selective Nerve Root Blocks/Transforaminal Epidurals
  • Soft Tissue Pain/Fibromyalgia Treatment
  • Spinal Cord Stimulator Therapy
  • Stellate Ganglion Blocks
  • Suprascapular Nerve Blocks
  • Trigger Point Injections
  • Vertibroplasty
  • Vertiflex Superion®