Conditions Treated in Granada Hills, CA
At Modern Pain Solutions, Dr. Jungjae Lim, MD treats the full spectrum of pain conditions that result from car accidents, personal injuries, workplace incidents, and chronic degenerative disease. Whether your pain began yesterday or has persisted for years, Dr. Lim provides an accurate diagnosis, targeted interventional treatment, and the thorough documentation your legal case requires. We accept lien-based cases for personal injury patients throughout Granada Hills, the San Fernando Valley, and greater Los Angeles. Call (818) 826-4145.
Accident-Related and Chronic Pain Conditions We Treat
Every patient at Modern Pain Solutions receives a comprehensive evaluation designed to identify the specific source of their pain — not just the most obvious symptom. Many personal injury patients come to us after being told their injuries are “just soft tissue” or after prior treatment has failed to address the full extent of their injuries. Dr. Lim’s dual board certification and fellowship training allow him to identify complex, multi-source injury patterns and develop treatment plans that address all contributing pain generators — with documentation that accurately reflects the full scope of your injuries for your legal case.
Whiplash & Cervical Spine Injuries
The most common injury in rear-end collisions, whiplash can cause damage to the cervical discs, facet joints, ligaments, and nerve roots that produces chronic pain if not properly treated. See our dedicated Whiplash Treatment page.
Herniated Disc
Traumatic forces from a car accident can rupture spinal discs in the cervical or lumbar spine, causing nerve compression, radiating limb pain, and neurological symptoms. We treat accident-related disc herniations on a lien basis. See our Herniated Disc After Accident page.
Back Pain After a Car Accident
Lumbar disc herniations, facet joint injuries, sacroiliac joint damage, and soft tissue trauma from collision forces cause some of the most disabling and persistent pain following a car accident. See our Back Pain After Car Accident page.
Sciatica
Sciatic nerve compression from a herniated disc or spinal stenosis — commonly caused or accelerated by accident trauma — produces shooting, burning pain from the lower back into the leg. Dr. Lim treats accident-related sciatica with targeted epidural injections and, when needed, neuromodulation.
Spinal Stenosis
Car accidents can accelerate pre-existing spinal stenosis or cause acute narrowing through disc herniation and ligament injury. Dr. Lim offers MILD, Vertiflex, and epidural interventions for stenosis patients — including those on lien. See our MIS page.
Facet Joint Syndrome
The most common source of chronic neck and back pain after rear-end collisions, facet joint injuries are diagnosed and treated with fluoroscopic-guided injections and radiofrequency ablation — all documented for personal injury cases. Part of our injection therapy services.
Osteoarthritis
Car accidents can significantly accelerate pre-existing arthritis, creating a compensable injury even when joint degeneration was present before the crash. Dr. Lim documents accident-aggravated arthritis and provides targeted joint injections, viscosupplementation, and PRP therapy. See our Hip & Knee Pain page.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
CRPS develops following traumatic injury — often a car accident — and causes disproportionate, severe burning pain in an extremity. Dr. Lim treats CRPS with sympathetic nerve blocks and spinal cord stimulation, and provides expert documentation for CRPS personal injury cases. See our Neuromodulation page.
Neuropathic Pain & Traumatic Nerve Injury
Peripheral nerve damage from accident trauma can cause persistent burning, numbness, and weakness long after the initial injury. Dr. Lim offers nerve blocks, peripheral nerve stimulation, and SCS for traumatic neuropathic pain — all documentable for personal injury claims.
Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
SI joint injuries from accident trauma are commonly missed and misattributed to lumbar disc or facet problems. Dr. Lim uses fluoroscopic-guided SI joint injections for accurate diagnosis and treatment, with documentation of the SI joint as the injury source for your legal file.
Vertebral Compression Fractures
High-impact accidents can cause vertebral compression fractures treatable with Kyphoplasty — a minimally invasive outpatient procedure. Available on lien at Modern Pain Solutions. See our MIS page.
Shoulder Injuries
Rotator cuff tears, labral damage, and shoulder fractures from accident bracing or direct impact are evaluated and treated with targeted injections and PRP, with full causation documentation. See our Shoulder Pain page.
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Patients who underwent surgery following an accident injury and did not achieve adequate relief — spinal cord stimulation has the strongest evidence for FBSS. Available on lien at Modern Pain Solutions. See our Neuromodulation page.
Degenerative Disc Disease Accelerated by Accident
Insurance companies frequently argue pre-existing disc degeneration is unrelated to an accident. Dr. Lim documents how accident trauma aggravated or accelerated pre-existing disc disease — an important element of many personal injury claims. See our Back & Neck Pain page.
Fibromyalgia
Post-traumatic fibromyalgia — central sensitization following a traumatic event — can develop after serious accident injuries. Dr. Lim treats fibromyalgia with multimodal interventional approaches and documents the post-traumatic origin for personal injury purposes.
Not Sure What’s Causing Your Pain?
Many accident patients come to Modern Pain Solutions having been told their injuries are “soft tissue only” or having received inadequate prior treatment. Dr. Lim’s dual board certification and fellowship training enable him to identify pain sources that generalist physicians frequently miss — including facet joint injuries, SI joint dysfunction, and nerve damage that may not be obvious on standard imaging. If your pain hasn’t been adequately explained or treated, a fresh evaluation at Modern Pain Solutions can provide the clarity your recovery and your case both need. Call (818) 826-4145 — we see accident patients quickly and accept lien-based cases.
Frequently Asked Questions — Conditions We Treat
Does Modern Pain Solutions treat conditions caused by car accidents on a lien?
Yes. Modern Pain Solutions accepts lien-based cases for all conditions resulting from car accidents and personal injury incidents — from whiplash and disc herniations to CRPS, traumatic nerve injuries, and vertebral fractures. All treatments are available on lien for qualified patients with a pending personal injury claim. Call (818) 826-4145 to discuss your eligibility.
Can a pre-existing condition affect my personal injury claim?
A pre-existing condition does not automatically prevent you from recovering compensation for your accident injuries. Under California’s eggshell plaintiff doctrine, defendants are responsible for the full harm caused — even if you were more susceptible to injury due to a pre-existing condition. Additionally, if an accident aggravated or accelerated a pre-existing condition, that aggravation is compensable. Dr. Lim is experienced in documenting the difference between pre-existing pathology and accident-caused aggravation in his clinical records and causation opinions.
How does Dr. Lim diagnose accident-related injuries that don’t show on MRI?
Many significant accident injuries — particularly soft tissue injuries, facet joint damage, and ligament tears — may not be clearly visible on standard MRI. Dr. Lim uses a comprehensive clinical evaluation including detailed physical examination, provocative testing, and where appropriate, fluoroscopic-guided diagnostic injections (such as medial branch blocks and SI joint injections) to confirm the pain source clinically. This approach allows accurate diagnosis and treatment of injuries that imaging alone might underestimate or miss.
What should I do if I’m still in pain months after my car accident?
If you are still experiencing significant pain months after a car accident and have not found adequate relief, it is likely that not all of your pain generators have been identified and targeted appropriately. At Modern Pain Solutions, Dr. Lim performs a fresh, comprehensive evaluation — reviewing your injury history, prior treatments, and current imaging — and develops a new treatment plan that addresses the full scope of your remaining pain. It is not too late to seek better care. Call (818) 826-4145 to schedule your evaluation.
Does Modern Pain Solutions treat workplace injury pain on lien?
Workplace injuries may be covered by workers’ compensation insurance, which operates through a different mechanism than a personal injury lien. Modern Pain Solutions works with both personal injury lien cases and workers’ compensation cases. Call (818) 826-4145 to discuss your specific situation and what payment arrangement is appropriate for your workplace injury claim.
Can I be seen at Modern Pain Solutions without a referral?
In most cases, yes. Personal injury patients who contact us directly following an accident are welcome, as are those referred by their attorney or another physician. For lien-based care, an attorney is typically needed to establish the lien arrangement. For patients with insurance, a referral may be required by your plan — call (818) 826-4145 and our team will help you navigate the process.
Will all my accident injuries be documented for my legal case?
Yes. Comprehensive, physician-authored documentation of all diagnosed conditions — including mechanism of injury, specific diagnoses, causation opinions, treatment records, functional impact assessments, and prognosis — is standard at every patient evaluation at Modern Pain Solutions. Our records are designed to accurately and completely support your personal injury claim at every stage of the legal process.
