125+Pain Management procedures covered
1468+physician-approved answers
24/7text & voice, English & Spanish
What is PrepQ for Pain Management?
PrepQ for Pain Management is an AI patient-education service from PrepQ LLC, the healthcare software company behind prepq.health. It answers pain management patients' pre-procedure and post-procedure questions by text message and voice call, 24 hours a day, in English and Spanish. The library covers more than 125 pain management procedures — including epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulator trials and permanent implants, and joint injections — with more than 1,468 answers written by board-certified physicians and approved by each subscribing practice's own clinicians before a single patient sees them. Patients text or call a dedicated practice number with questions like whether to stop blood thinners before an epidural, how long soreness lasts after radiofrequency ablation, or when they can drive after a stimulator trial. Anything urgent is never answered by AI — it escalates immediately to the practice or 911. Practices typically go live the same day, with no EHR integration, for a flat monthly fee per provider.
Pain Management procedures we've done the work for
Every procedure ships with prep instructions, what-to-expect guidance, aftercare, and the questions patients actually ask — written by physicians, approved by yours before going live.
SCS Permanent Implant (IPG/Leads)Lumbar/Sacral Interlaminar ESILumbar Radiofrequency AblationJoint InjectionSpinal Cord Stimulator TrialPercutaneous Disc Decompression (Coblation/Nucleoplasty)Intrathecal Drug Delivery System (Implant)Stellate Ganglion BlockDiscography (Provocative)Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG) BlockCervical/Thoracic Radiofrequency AblationKyphoplasty (Balloon-Assisted Vertebroplasty)Lumbar Medial Branch Block / Facet Joint InjectionOccipital Peripheral Nerve StimulationGenitofemoral Peripheral Nerve StimulationIlioinguinal Peripheral Nerve Stimulation+109 more
Procedure deep dives: Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection guide · Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) guide · Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) guide · Kyphoplasty guide · Botox for Chronic Migraine guide
Real questions. Physician-approved answers.
A sample from our pain management answer library. Your practice reviews and approves every answer — and can customize any of them to your protocols — before a single patient sees it.
After any pain procedure, when should I call the office versus go straight to the ER?
Call your pain provider's office promptly for things like increasing site redness or drainage, a fever, a steroid flare, or pain that's harder to control than expected. Emergency care may be needed for trouble breathing or swallowing, chest pain, new leg weakness or numbness, loss of bladder or bowel control, a severe headache with stiff neck and fever, or signs of a severe allergic reaction. When in doubt about a severe symptom, it may be an emergency.
How do I manage pain without narcotics after orthopedic surgery?
Pain after orthopedic surgery can often be managed without narcotics using approaches like acetaminophen, ice, elevation, rest, and sometimes anti-inflammatory medicine or nerve-pain medicines when appropriate. The right combination and doses for you depend on your health and your other medicines, so follow the specific plan your surgeon or care team gives you and ask them before combining pain relievers.
What should I do after my Continuous Peripheral Nerve Block (Catheter)?
Expect numbness, heaviness, and reduced strength in the limb supplied by the nerve while the pump is running — this is normal Use crutches or assist devices to protect the limb Sensorimotor checks every 4 hours by your nurse Call your team if numbness gets worse, you have new weakness, ringing in the ears, or a metallic taste Catheter is removed by your team — do not pull on it yourself
Continuous Peripheral Nerve Block (Catheter)What happens during a Ganglion Impar Block?
You will lie face-down with a pillow under the hips. The skin over the tailbone is cleaned and numbed. Using fluoroscopy (live X-ray) or ultrasound, your physician advances a thin needle through the small ligament at the tail of the spine to deliver medication just in front of the coccyx. The procedure takes 15–20 minutes. You may feel pressure or a brief deep ache during injection.
Ganglion Impar BlockHow do I prepare for my Common Peroneal Peripheral Nerve Stimulation?
No fasting required for the percutaneous procedure unless sedation is planned You may continue most blood thinners — this is a low-bleed-risk procedure Wear comfortable clothing that allows access to the procedure area Tell your doctor about any local skin infection, recent corticosteroid injection (<2 weeks), or pacemaker/implanted device Bring a driver if sedation is planned
Common Peroneal Peripheral Nerve StimulationHow do I prepare for my Femoral Peripheral Nerve Stimulation?
No fasting required for the percutaneous procedure unless sedation is planned You may continue most blood thinners — this is a low-bleed-risk procedure Wear comfortable clothing that allows access to the procedure area Tell your doctor about any local skin infection, recent corticosteroid injection (<2 weeks), or pacemaker/implanted device Bring a driver if sedation is planned
Femoral Peripheral Nerve StimulationExamples from PrepQ's physician-reviewed library. Practices customize answers to their own protocols during onboarding.
✓ Reviewed by board-certified physicians · HIPAA-eligible, BAA available · No long-term contract
Ready to quiet the phones?
Flat monthly pricing per provider. Staff seats are always free. Cancel anytime.