Relief from Chronic Pain: High-Dose Ketamine Therapy in Houston
When you live with chronic pain, it isn’t just your body that hurts—it’s your entire quality of life. Whether you are dealing with nerve pain, fibromyalgia, or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), the constant "fire" in your nervous system is exhausting.
If you have tried nerve blocks, physical therapy, and opioids with little success, you may be experiencing Central Sensitization—where your nervous system has become stuck in a permanent state of high alert.
At Texas Ketamine & Wellness Center, we use high-dose ketamine protocols to "reboot" these pain receptors, providing relief to Houston patients who thought they were out of options.
The Science: How Ketamine "Resets" Pain
Chronic pain often happens because your NMDA receptors are overactive. This makes your brain perceive even minor signals as intense pain.
Ketamine is an NMDA receptor antagonist. By blocking these receptors, ketamine helps to:
Stop the Wind-Up: It interrupts the cycle of pain signals being sent to the brain.
Reset Pain Thresholds: It allows your central nervous system to "reboot," often lowering your overall pain baseline significantly.
Reduce Inflammation: Recent studies suggest ketamine has potent anti-inflammatory effects that specifically help with neuro-inflammation.
Conditions We Treat with Ketamine
Our Houston clinic provides specialized protocols for various treatment-resistant pain conditions:
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS / RSD)
Fibromyalgia
Neuropathic Pain (Nerve Pain)
Migraines and Cluster Headaches
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Chronic Back and Neck Pain
What Makes Pain Protocols Different?
It is important to understand that treating chronic pain requires a different approach than treating depression.
Longer Duration: Pain infusions typically last 2 to 4 hours (compared to 40 minutes for mental health). This sustained exposure is necessary to fully saturate the NMDA receptors.
Higher Dosage: To achieve a "system reset," higher doses are often required.
Physician Supervision: Because these are longer, more intense sessions, having a Board-Certified Emergency Physician like Dr. Xinwei Liu on-site is critical for your safety and comfort.
Why Choose Texas Ketamine & Wellness for Pain?
Concierge Comfort: Sitting in a medical office for 4 hours can be draining. We offer a calm, private environment in our Houston clinic, or we can provide at-home concierge infusions so you can recover in your own bed.
Expert Monitoring: Dr. Liu’s background in Emergency Medicine means your vitals and comfort levels are managed with the highest level of professional expertise.
Opioid-Free Alternative: We help patients find relief without the side effects or dependency risks associated with traditional opioid pain medications.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does the pain relief last? While every patient is different, many experience significant relief for several weeks or even months following a series of infusions. We work with you to develop a "booster" schedule to maintain your results.
Will I be awake during the 4-hour infusion? You will be in a dream-like, relaxed state. Most patients listen to music or rest. Because the dose is higher for pain, you will feel quite "heavy" and relaxed. You will need a ride home, as you cannot drive for 24 hours.
Is Ketamine safe for long-term pain management? When administered by a physician in a controlled setting, ketamine is very safe. We monitor your heart rate, oxygen, and blood pressure throughout the entire process.
Stop Managing Pain. Start Living Again.
You don’t have to accept a life of limited mobility and constant discomfort. Discover the Houston clinic that puts your recovery first.
Contact Us Today: (713) 514-4094 Serving Houston, Katy, Sugar Land, The Woodlands, and surrounding cities.
