Patient Success Stories

Real-Life Experiences with Interventional Pain Management

Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that can result from many different illnesses and injuries. But physical agony is compounded with the mental and emotional toll taken on patients who feel as though their concerns are brushed off. For Logan Taylor, CRNA, NSPM-C, relieving chronic pain means more than just prescribing treatment options — it also means taking time to listen to patients and formulate a plan wholly unique to them.

A provider at the Pain Management Clinic in Carlinville, Taylor has specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain through holistic, patient-centered plans since 2023. “I felt like pain management was an area that was underserved,” Taylor said. “I saw patients who were suffering from chronic pain and weren’t being treated appropriately. Listening to patients helps develop trust with the provider—helping them understand that I’m here for them and have their best interests at heart.”

Every patient’s needs are unique, Taylor said. Likewise, the source of pain varies from patient to patient, so what works for chronic migraines may not be an ideal solution for joint pain. During each visit, Taylor said he takes time to listen to a patient’s health history and concerns — including treatments that have or haven’t worked in the past — to develop an individualized treatment plan specifically designed to help them achieve their goals. While each patient’s treatment plan differs from one another, some common treatments at the Pain Management Clinic include injections and radiofrequency ablations, as well as medication management, interventional procedures, physical therapy, and lifestyle modifications.

“Pain management improves many people’s lives every day through different treatments like physical therapy, injections for specific joint or disc problems, getting them on some non-opiate pain medications, or in some cases, giving them some pain relief so they can get off opiates,” Taylor said. “These treatments — either together or separate — go a long way in improving the quality of life for patients.”

Taylor recalled a recent patient whose ongoing physical pain brought her to the Pain Management Clinic. The patient, a Hillsboro woman in her 40s, had been suffering from severe, chronic joint pain, for which she had been prescribed hydrocodone. Wishing to both relieve her pain and simultaneously get off the pain medication, Taylor said she was excited to hear there were other options besides simply prescribing more medication.

“After giving the patient some injections and enrolling her in some therapies, now she doesn’t take any anti-inflammatories or hydrocodone,” Taylor said. “She’s living a better life now; she just needed something to get her over the edge. To see patients return to a higher quality of life is a great feeling and probably one of the biggest reasons I do this,” Taylor said.

“That’s what I hope to accomplish with every patient. It’s a great feeling.”

Relief for chronic pain is available locally — no need to suffer a long drive out of town. Contact the Pain Management Clinic

For more information on the Pain Management Clinic at Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics, call 217-854-3141, ext. 437.

Posted in Healthy Habits Brief on Mar 07, 2025