Performance Pain & Sports Medicine

What Performance Pain & Sports Medicine does

Performance Pain & Sports Medicine is a physician-led, boutique interventional pain management and sports medicine practice founded by Dr. Matthias Wiederholz in 2009 and joined by co-founder Dr. Suzanne Manzi in 2016. The practice operates across five clinical locations spanning Texas (Houston, League City, Baytown) and New Jersey (Lawrenceville, Hamilton) with a headcount in the 11-50 range, structured as an LLC.

The practice's core offering spans interventional pain procedures — epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablation — alongside neuromodulation (spinal cord stimulators, DRG stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation), endoscopic spine surgery, and regenerative medicine (PRP, BMAC). It was an early adopter of the Discseel Procedure (an FDA-approved biologic fibrin sealant for spinal discs), with Dr. Wiederholz serving as one of only a few Master Discseel Instructors worldwide. The practice has also expanded into wellness services including medical weight loss, hormone therapy, peptide therapy, and sexual wellness.

Revenue is generated primarily through professional services — consultations, image-guided procedures, regenerative medicine, diagnostic testing, and wellness offerings — reimbursed through Medicare, commercial insurance, personal injury, and workers' compensation. The model is direct-to-consumer with extended 45-60 minute physician consultations, differentiating from high-volume pain clinics. The practice has no outside funding and operates on a self-funded, partnership-driven financial model.

Name

Performance Pain & Sports Medicine

Legal name

Performance Pain & Sports Medicine, LLC

Website

https://performancepain.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Performance Pain & Sports Medicine is a physician-led boutique interventional pain management and sports medicine practice operating five clinics across Texas and New Jersey, serving chronic pain, sports injury, and wellness patients with procedures including the Discseel Procedure, neuromodulation, and regenerative medicine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pain Management Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Pain Management Clinics (Interventional & Medical) (HLAFABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pain Management (Spine & Musculoskeletal) (HLAKALAM), Pain Medicine (Interventional/Neuropathic Pain) (HLAKAIAM), Sports Medicine (HLAKALAB)

Keywords

• Interventional pain management
• Regenerative spine medicine
• Sports injury treatment
• Neuromodulation therapy
• Disc repair procedures

Headquarters

HQ city

Lawrenceville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Medical Consultation and Office Visits: Revenue generated from initial consultations, follow-up appointments, and ongoing patient care across all practice locations in Texas and New Jersey.
2. Interventional Pain Procedures: Revenue from procedures including epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency ablation, nerve blocks, Discseel Procedure, spinal cord stimulation, and other interventional treatments.
3. Regenerative Medicine Treatments: Revenue from PRP therapy, bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) therapy, and other regenerative treatments not covered by insurance.
4. Diagnostic Testing: Revenue from EMG/nerve conduction studies, diagnostic ultrasound, and other diagnostic procedures.
5. Additional Services: Medical weight loss, hormone therapy, peptide therapy, and sexual wellness treatments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Performance Pain & Sports Medicine is a physician-led interventional pain management practice that diagnoses and treats chronic spine, joint, nerve, and sports-related pain conditions through minimally invasive procedures performed under fluoroscopic and ultrasound guidance. Its flagship offering is the Discseel Procedure (an FDA-approved biologic fibrin sealant disc repair technique), complemented by neuromodulation, radiofrequency ablation, epidural and joint injections, regenerative medicine (PRP, peptide therapy), and select wellness services. The practice delivers care across four clinic locations in Texas and New Jersey on a per-procedure fee-for-service basis, with most services covered by Medicare and commercial insurance.

Product overview

Performance Pain & Sports Medicine is a physician-led interventional pain management practice offering a comprehensive portfolio of medical treatments and procedures. The core offering centers on the Discseel® Procedure, a regenerative disc repair treatment that uses FDA-approved fibrin biologic sealant to seal annular tears. The practice provides an integrated suite of pain management services including: interventional spine procedures (epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablation, MILD procedure); neuromodulation therapies (spinal cord stimulators, DRG stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, intrathecal pain pumps); regenerative medicine (PRP therapy, peptide therapy); diagnostic services (EMG/NCS testing, diagnostic ultrasound); and complementary wellness services (medical weight loss, hormone treatment, sexual wellness). The practice operates as a boutique physician-led model with locations in Houston, League City, Baytown (Texas) and Lawrenceville (New Jersey), emphasizing minimally invasive and non-surgical approaches to chronic pain management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 76.6% of lumbar disc herniations demonstrate spontaneous resorption over time
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Texas Spine & Pain (now part of Precision Spine & Pain): Multi-location interventional pain management practice in the Greater Houston region offering similar spine injections, RFA, neuromodulation, and regenerative therapies to overlapping patient demographics.
• DISCSEEL® (Fibrin Biologic Disc Repair network): The Discseel® network of trained physicians — including Dr. Pauza's own sites — performs the same biologic fibrin disc repair procedure that anchors Performance Pain's offering. Most directly comparable on service mix, patient profile, and regenerative philosophy.
• SpineCare of NYC / Manhattan Spine & Pain Medicine: Northeast-based interventional pain and spine practice (geographic complement to Performance Pain's NJ site) offering neuromodulation, regenerative therapies, and image-guided procedures for chronic spine pain.
• Houston Pain Specialists: Houston-area interventional pain management clinic offering epidural injections, facet joint procedures, RFA, spinal cord stimulation, and other image-guided spine services to the same chronic pain patient base.

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Clinic Pain Management: Large academic health system pain management program offering interventional, neuromodulation, and rehabilitative services. Competes for advanced pain patients in the broader region but as part of a full hospital system rather than a specialized boutique.
• HSS Florida / Hospital for Special Surgery Spine & Pain: Major orthopedic specialty institution with interventional spine and pain offerings. Comparable on procedure mix (injections, RFA, neuromodulation) but operates at a system level with research and brand scale beyond a boutique practice.

Others

• Medtronic (Pain Therapies / Neuromodulation): Manufacturer of spinal cord stimulators, DRG stimulators, and intrathecal pumps that Performance Pain implants. Not a clinical competitor but a critical technology supplier whose product roadmap and pricing directly affect the practice's neuromodulation economics.

Emerging players

• Apollo Pain Management: Interventional pain practice offering minimally invasive spine procedures, RFA, and neuromodulation with a multi-physician model. Comparable on procedural mix and patient profile, though smaller in geographic reach.
• StemCell ARTS (Regenerative Medicine): Regenerative medicine practice offering PRP, BMAC, and other orthobiologic therapies for musculoskeletal and spine conditions. Overlaps with Performance Pain's regenerative service line and patient segment.

Regional players

• Vertrae (Interventional Pain / Regen): Multi-state interventional pain and regenerative medicine practice group offering PRP, BMAC, neuromodulation, and spine procedures. Operates a similar decentralized clinic model in adjacent regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/PSSMNJ
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ThePSSM
• Facebookfacebook.com/performancepainsportmedicineraritan
• Instagraminstagram.com/pssmwellness

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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