Non-Surgical Treatment

Orthopedic Pain Relief Without Surgery

With Holy Cross Health’s orthopedic program, treatment for pain and arthritic conditions isn’t just focused on surgery. Our specialists provide a variety of orthopedic pain-relief care plans that can alleviate your pain and help improve your condition.

Specialists from Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring and Holy Cross Hospital in Germantown evaluate each patient thoroughly to diagnose and determine which approaches to pain management may prove most effective.

Orthopedic Pain Management and Medication Therapy

Medication therapy can help you function while minimizing the disruption to your quality of life caused by pain. At the outpatient Pain Management Center located at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, a pain management physician can work with you to identify optimal solutions to minimize your chronic joint pain.

Many orthopedic pain management solutions also are available through your orthopedic surgeon’s office. Options include:

• Medication management, which utilizes one or a combination of medications to treat various causes and levels of pain.
• Joint injections, which contain medications, such as anesthetics or steroids, to provide temporary relief from joint pain in various parts of the body.
• Genicular nerve blocks and Genicular radiofrequency ablation to reduce knee pain.

For more information about the Pain Management Center at Holy Cross Hospital, call 301-933-8840.

Physical and Occupational Therapy

Outpatient Therapy for Joint Strength and Health

Through one-on-one sessions, Holy Cross Health’s specially trained therapists can assess your condition and create an individualized treatment plan for physical therapy and occupational therapy to help maintain joint health. This approach may allow you to delay surgery, or even avoid surgery altogether.

Your therapist may use a variety of techniques to help limit your pain and aid your mobility and function:

• Strengthening exercises
• Gait and balance training
• Assistive device training
• Home safety and mobility instruction
• Ultrasound, heat, or cold therapy
• Orthotics
• Self-management of osteoarthritis and bracing
• Electrical nerve stimulation and manual interventions

Outpatient physical and occupational therapy is offered at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring or may be available directly through your physician. For more information, call 301-754-7340.

Inpatient Therapy for Joint Replacement Patients

For joint replacement patients, physical and occupational therapy during your inpatient stay is an important part of your post-surgical success. Your therapists will work with you to improve your mobility (e.g., walking, getting out of bed, going up/down stairs) and your ability to perform your activities of daily living (e.g., bathing, dressing, toileting). 

Exercise and Flexibility Classes

Exercise programs tailored to your joint and mobility needs help to increase flexibility, improve range of motion and balance, build muscle and joint strength, and improve your overall health. Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring offers a variety of programs at locations throughout Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. These classes include Senior Fit, Stay Active - Move!, Yoga, Pilates, and Matter of Balance, which all may provide relief from joint pain and help prevent future debilitation and falls.

View our fitness and wellness classes or call 301-754-8800 for more details.