Georgia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (GSIPP)

The Georgia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (GSIPP) is a group of physicians, midlevel practitioners, nurses and office support staff with varying levels of leadership that is brought together with the sole purpose of promoting interventional pain practice in the State of Georgia.

Interventional Pain Management includes targeted injections of steroids and delivery of other modalities to control pain by modulating nerves in the human body. This is done in the case of chronic pain, which is defined as pain lasting more than three to six months without any ongoing tissue injury. Many of these patients have sought out care with multiple medical providers without relief of their pain. Physicians specializing in this field bring unique skills to their management.

It is the goal of The Georgia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians to promote this practice and also to educate the public and patients as to the opportunities that are available to them to live a full life. The goal of interventional pain management is to promote increased functional capacity in patients so they can go about their usual daily activities. Interventional pain management may or may not be augmented by the use of medications which may include traditional pain medicines or other medications to successfully manage these patients. It is the belief of this Society that when medications are used proper monitoring of the patients should be performed to prevent side effects and/or misuse of medications.

The Georgia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians is the state's chapter of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP).