Fellowship in Pain Management
Build advanced clinical expertise with a Fellowship in Pain Management. This practice-focused program combines evidence-based learning, hands-on interventional training, and expert mentorship to help doctors confidently diagnose and manage acute and chronic pain using modern pain medicine techniques.
Batch starts on
Jan to Dec/ May to June
Course Duration
12 Months
Multimodal Program
Hybrid Mode & Clinical Attachment
Flexible payment
financing options available
Program overview
Pain has become one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, creating an increasing demand for doctors with specialized expertise in pain medicine. The Fellowship in Pain Management is designed for medical professionals who want to develop advanced knowledge and practical skills in diagnosing, evaluating, and treating acute, chronic, and complex pain conditions through evidence-based and minimally invasive interventions.
This clinically focused Fellowship in Pain Medicine combines structured academic learning with hands-on procedural training to help doctors understand the multidisciplinary approach to pain care. The curriculum covers pain assessment, diagnostic imaging, pharmacological management, rehabilitation principles, and advanced interventional techniques used in modern clinical practice.
Participants gain practical exposure to a wide range of procedures, including epidural steroid injections, selective nerve root blocks, facet joint injections, radiofrequency ablation (RFA), spinal cord stimulation, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, ultrasound-guided interventions, and minimally invasive spine procedures. The program also explores the management of cancer pain, neuropathic pain, musculoskeletal disorders, pelvic pain syndromes, regenerative medicine, and neuromodulation therapies.
Through case-based discussions, expert faculty guidance, and clinical decision-making exercises, this Pain Management Fellowship prepares doctors to deliver patient-centred care while improving function, mobility, and quality of life for individuals living with acute and chronic pain.
What Skills You Will Gain
During the Fellowship in Pain Management, participants will develop expertise in:
- Comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of acute, chronic, neuropathic, and musculoskeletal pain disorders.
- Clinical evaluation supported by imaging and evidence-based pain management strategies.
- Hands-on experience with epidural injections, nerve blocks, facet joint injections, and trigger point procedures.
- Advanced interventional techniques including radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, and neuromodulation.
- Ultrasound-guided pain interventions and minimally invasive spine procedures.
- Management of cancer pain, neurological pain disorders, pelvic pain, and complex chronic pain conditions.
- Principles of regenerative medicine, including PRP, prolotherapy, and emerging biological therapies.
- Multidisciplinary pain management involving rehabilitation, pharmacology, psychology, and physical medicine.
- Pain management approaches for elderly, paediatric, and high-risk patient populations.
- Ethical prescribing, opioid stewardship, patient safety, and informed clinical decision-making.
- Effective patient communication, counselling, and long-term pain management planning.
- Understanding the latest innovations and technologies in interventional pain medicine.
Career Outcomes After the Fellowship
After completing the Pain Management Fellowship, doctors can expand their clinical expertise and pursue advanced career opportunities in interventional pain medicine.
Career opportunities include:
- Developing a specialized practice in interventional pain management and minimally invasive pain procedures.
- Working in multispecialty hospitals, pain clinics, rehabilitation centres, orthopedic hospitals, and spine institutes.
- Performing image-guided pain interventions using fluoroscopy and ultrasound.
- Managing complex chronic pain conditions through evidence-based treatment approaches.
- Building expertise in spine interventions, neuromodulation, regenerative medicine, and advanced pain therapies.
- Joining multidisciplinary teams focused on comprehensive pain care and functional rehabilitation.
- Contributing to clinical research, academic teaching, and innovation in pain medicine.
- Staying at the forefront of emerging technologies and minimally invasive treatment techniques.
The Fellowship in Pain Medicine equips doctors with the advanced procedural skills, clinical confidence, and evidence-based knowledge required to deliver high-quality pain care while building a rewarding career in one of the fastest-evolving fields of modern medicine.
What you'll learn
Introduction to Pain Management
Pharmacological Management
Interventional Techniques
Advanced Interventional Procedures
Pain Management in Special Populations
Clinical Practice and Research
Key Features
- Attending /Non-Attending Classes
- Clinical Training in Nearest Hospital/Clinics.
- Free Study Material with recorded lectures
- Best Faculties (Super Specialists) of India
5. Library Access & Question & Answer Session
6. NAAC A+ University
7. 1 Year of Mentorship
8. Updated Curriculum
Course Curriculum
- Introduction to pain medicine, the role of the interventionalist.
- Pain types (acute, chronic, nociceptive, neuropathic, mixed pain).
- Neurophysiology and neurobiology of pain.
- Multidisciplinary pain management.
- Pharmacology of analgesic medications.
- Introduction to pain management ethical issues.
- Spinal, musculoskeletal, and peripheral nerve anatomy.
- Interventional pain management with fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT scan and MRI.
- Knowledge of imaging-based methods of pain treatments.
- Imaging risks and safety measures.
- History-taking of pain and clinical examination.
- Diagnostic tests: nerve blocks, discography, provocation tests.
- Typical pain syndromes: lumbar radiculopathy, osteoarthritis, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), fibromyalgia.
- Psychological assessment in diagnosis of pain.
- Chronic pain conditions: Differential diagnosis.
- Epidural steroid injections: cervical, thoracic and lumbar.
- Medial branch blocks and facet joint injections.
- Dry needling and trigger point injections.
- Selective nerve blocks and nerve root blocks.
- Knee, shoulder, and hip pain: joint injections.
- Introduction to radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and spinal cord stimulation.
- Intrathecal drug delivery systems and spinal cord stimulation (SCS).
- Radiofrequency ablation and sacroiliac joint injections.
- Sympathetic blocks (e.g., stellate ganglion block, lumbar sympathetic block).
- Peripheral nerve blocks: brachial plexus, femoral, sciatic.
- Spinal fractures: vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty.
- Facet joint and nerve root pain: Radiofrequency ablation.
- Minimal invasive spine surgery and its indications.
- Management of pain in the elderly: issues and solutions.
- Pain management techniques in children.
- Managing pain in cancer patients: advanced techniques.
- The use of multimodal pain management in psychiatrically comorbid patients.
- The use and management of opioids in special populations.
- Interventional pain management ethics in vulnerable groups.
- Neuromodulation: introduction, principles and mechanisms.
- Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) – state of the art, patient selection, and troubleshooting.
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS): indications, techniques, and outcomes.
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in pain treatment.
- Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) stimulation theory, technique and clinical usage.
- Mapping of paresthesias and optimizing neuromodulation devices.
- Discogenic pain intradiscal treatment (e.g. ozone therapy, laser disc decompression).
- Percutaneous endoscopic discectomy (PED).
- Vertebroplasty vs. kyphoplasty management of spinal fracture.
- Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) procedures.
- Spinal fusion surgery: symptoms and results.
- Spine pain management: the importance of interventional procedures.
- Anatomy and physiology of the pelvic pain.
- Common pelvic pain syndromes (e.g., interstitial cystitis, endometriosis, pelvic floor dysfunction) diagnosis.
- Pelvic pain nerve blocks (e.g., pudendal nerve block, pelvic sympathetic nerve block).
- Pelvic pain syndrome radiofrequency ablation.
- Myofascial pelvic pain interventional treatment.
- Pain in the pelvis following operation: diagnosis and treatment.
- The importance of psychology, physical therapy and occupational therapy in the management of pain.
- Combination of pharmacology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and physical rehabilitation in management of chronic pain.
- Treating opioid-tolerant individuals and opioid sparing.
- Pain management in cancer care through collaboration.
- The multidisciplinary approach to the management of pain in elderly patients.
- Leadership and communication in the multidisciplinary pain management team.
- Post-stroke pain syndromes and pain in stroke survivors.
- Treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia and other neuropathic pain syndromes.
- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS): diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment plans.
- Treatment of diabetic neuropathy.
- Science of spinal cord injury and pain management procedures.
- TBI and chronic pain.
- Neuropathic pain syndromes: interventional vs. pharmacological treatment.
- Essential concepts and methods of ultrasound in the management of pain.
- Guidelines and methods of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks.
- Shoulder, knee, hip- ultrasound-guided joint injections.
- Ultrasound in the treatment of myofascial pain.
- Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) using ultrasound and its uses.
- State-of-the-art imaging to treat deep structures and complicated pain syndromes.
- Regenerative medicine principles: exosomes, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and stem cells.
- Intervertebral disc degeneration and joint pain stem cell therapy.
- Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment of musculoskeletal and soft tissue pain.
- Prolotherapy and the part in chronic ligament and tendon pain.
- Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) to treat nerve injuries.
- The results of regenerative interventions in chronic pain are evidence-based.
- Learning about addiction and its effects on chronic pain.
- Management and evaluation of patients with a history of opioid use disorder.
- Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) of pain.
- Interventions in the treatment of pain in patients with opioid dependence.
- Pain treatment and behavioral therapy of addiction patients.
- The moral dilemmas and risk management in the treatment of pain and addiction.
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