Spine Treatments

Spine pain requires precise and personalized care. Advanced Pain Medical Group offers comprehensive spine treatments in Los Angeles and Southern California.

Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) Stimulation

Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) stimulation from Advanced Pain Medical Group targets chronic pain in the lower body for patients in Los Angeles, CA and Southern California.

Lumbar Facet Injections

Advanced Pain Medical Group offers lumbar facet injections in Los Angeles, CA and Southern California for non-surgical back pain relief.

Thoracic Facet Injections

At Advanced Pain Medical Group in Los Angeles, CA, we offer thoracic facet injections to target inflammation and reduce nerve irritation in the thoracic spine.

Cervical Facet Injections For Chronic Neck Pain Relief

Advanced Pain Medical Group provides relief from neck joint inflammation with cervical facet injections in Los Angeles, Kern, and Ventura counties.

Lumbar Discography

At Advanced Pain Medical Group in Los Angeles, Kern, and Ventura counties, we use lumbar discography to identifying the source of your back pain and make an effective treatment plan.

Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection

Advanced Pain Medical Group treats adults in Los Angeles, Kern, and Ventura County experiencing back pain with a potent solution — Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection (LTESI).

Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve Block

Advanced Pain Medical Group helps patients with debilitating lower back and leg pain find relief with a lumbar sympathetic nerve block in Los Angeles, Kern, and Ventura counties.

Diagnostic Medial Branch Block

For back, neck, or joint pain, Advanced Pain Medical Group in Los Angeles, CA may use a diagnostic medial branch block to help identify the source of pain and guide treatment decisions.

Spinal Cord Stimulation

When other pain management methods fail, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) at Advanced Pain Medical Group in Los Angeles, CA offers a non-surgical, drug-free solution for chronic back pain.

Facet Joint Injections

Advanced Pain Medical Group in Los Angeles, CA helps patients manage headache, sore neck, and other conditions with facet joint injections targeting inflammation or irritation in the facet joints of the spine.

Steroid Injections

Steroid injections deliver anti-inflammatory medication to help manage pain as part of pain management care at Advanced Medical Pain Group in Los Angeles and Southern California.

Vertiflex Superion Spinal Decompression

Lumbar spinal stenosis can cause ongoing pain and limited mobility. Advanced Pain Medical Group in Los Angeles, CA offers pain management options, including Vertiflex™ Superion spinal decompression.

Meet The Team

Our Doctors

Advanced Pain Medical Group was founded by Dr. Paul B. Johnson and Dr. Vimal S. Lala. As anesthesiologists and pain medicine physicians, Dr. Johnson and Dr. Lala were fellowship trained at the premier pain medicine program in the country, UCLA.

Our physicians are highly regarded specialists with extensive experience, having collectively performed tens of thousands of interventional pain procedures that have meaningfully improved lives. As a physician-owned practice with over 18 years of continuous operation, APMG is known for clinical excellence, consistency, and trusted patient outcomes, treating the whole body by relieving both acute and chronic pain.

Dr. Paul B. Johnson

Dr. Paul B. Johnson

Doctor of Medicine in Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine

Undergraduate Studies in Biology at The University of Nevada

Dr. Vimal S. Lala

Dr. Vimal S. Lala

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, University of New England

Master of Public Health, Loma Linda University

B.S. in Biology, University of California

Dr. Eric Martinez

Dr. Eric Martinez

Residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York, NY

Locations

Get expert care in West Hills, or at one of our locations in Southern California.

Treatments

Non-surgical treatment for spine, joint, and injury-related pain.

Contact Us

We are happy to answer all of your questions, & we love to hear from you.

Appointments

We are accepting new patients & referrals.