Relieving Pain.
Restoring Lives.

We focus on one thing—helping you live pain-free. Discover how our
personalized precision care can bring comfort and healing. Contact us today.

Relieving Pain.
Restoring Lives.

We focus on one thing—helping you live pain-free. Discover how our
personalized precision care can bring comfort and healing. Contact us today.

Relieving Pain.
Restoring Lives.

We focus on one thing—helping you live pain-free. Discover how our
personalized precision care can bring comfort and healing. Contact us today.

Pain Management Specialists in Rice Lake, Hudson, & Altoona, WI

Wisconsin’s #1 Regenerative Medicine and Interventional Pain Practice
Interventional Pain Specialists of Wisconsin has been proudly caring for patients across rural Northwest Wisconsin and Southeastern Minnesota for over 20 years. Founded in 2004 by Dr. John Brendel, our clinic has earned the trust of the communities we serve by providing honest, effective, and patient-focused care. Today, under the medical direction of Matthew G. Thorson, MD, a double board-certified physician in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine, we continue that tradition by delivering advanced, precision-based treatments close to home. We see patients in our Rice Lake and Hudson clinics and perform surgical procedures at the Oakleaf Surgical Hospital in Altoona, Wisconsin, allowing patients to receive high-level care without traveling far from where they live and work. 

We provide the full spectrum of interventional pain treatments, including epidural steroid injections, joint injections, and radiofrequency ablation—but we go well beyond standard pain management. We are widely regarded as the leading interventional pain and regenerative medicine clinic in the region, offering advanced orthobiologic regenerative treatments that use a patient’s own cells to help reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and improve function in worn or injured joints and the spine. Our ultra-minimally invasive spine procedures include spinal cord stimulation, discectomy, kyphoplasty, minimally invasive spine stabilization procedures like the Minuteman®, advanced endoscopic spine procedures such as endoscopic neurectomy, and the Intracept® procedure by Boston Scientific for patients with chronic low back pain who have struggled for years without clear answers. In addition, we offer longevity-focused services, including peptide therapy and medically directed weight loss programs using GLP-1 medications, designed to support overall health, mobility, and long-term quality of life. Our goal is simple: to help people get back to work, back on the golf course, back on the field, and back to living life on their terms—with safe, precise, and proven care. 

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Monday – Thursday
8am – 5pm
Friday – Sunday
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Proud Member of the Oakleaf Medical Network 

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Wisconsin’s trusted experts in regenerative and interventional care for chronic pain and joint injuries.

PERSONALIZED PATHS TO HEALING

Interventional Pain Specialists of Wisconsin, SC offers a variety of treatments and services tailored to relieve pain and restore lives.

Meet Wisconsin’s Top Pain Specialists

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Patient Success stories

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I can not say enough positive things about Interventional Pain Specialists of Wisconsin. From Dr. Thorson to his amazing staff in the office and clinic, thank you for all you have done for me. I have been dealing with chronic pain for nearly 19 years now. It was back in 2008 when my wife found Interventional Pain Specialists of Wisconsin and Dr. Brendel. In 2009 Dr. Brendel gave me pain relief with a spinal cord stimulator which helped give pain relief for many years. As my condition worsened over the years and I was beginning to lose hope, Dr. Thorson told me about the Intracept surgery and he believed I was a good candidate for the surgery. I truly appreciate Dr. Thorson and his care for me as his patient. It was back in May 2026 when he performed the Intracept surgery and I now have new found hope as I have been given an amount of pain relief I didn’t think was possible. Thank you Dr. Thorson and to all of the wonderful staff at Interventional Pain Specialists of Wisconsin!!

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