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Pain Relief Treatments
We offer a wide array of procedures for managing your pain that include:
ACUPUNCTURE
The placement of metal needles into the skin and muscles in order to
relieve pain. Electrical stimulation may be applied to the needles.
TRIGGER POINT INJECTION
The injection of local anesthetics and anti-inflammatory medication into
muscles to relieve tight, achy muscles.
BOTOX® INJECTIONS (for pain)
The injection of BOTOX® into muscles or near nerve endings in order
to decrease muscle spasm pain. These may also be used for headaches or
migraines.
NERVE BLOCKS
The injection of local anesthetics and/or steroid medication in the vicinity
of nerves in order to decrease pain from an area of the body. These can be
therapeutic or diagnostic.
JOINT INJECTION
The injection of local anesthetics and/or anti-inflammatory medications into
joints in order to decrease inflammation and pain within joints.
EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION
The injection of steroid into the spinal canal in order to decrease inflammation
and pain in the area of pinched nerves, ruptured discs, or bone spurs.
DISCOGRAPHY
The injection of X-ray dye into a disc in a patient’s spine in order to
see if that disc is abnormal and a source of pain. This is a diagnostic test
only.
RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENT
The placement of a needle and probe near nerves to subject the nerves to heat or
electrical current in order to decrease pain from those nerves.
VERTEBROPLASTY
Osteoporosis results in brittle bones and this can lead to the fracture of spinal
vertebrae. The pain from these vertebral compression fractures is extreme.
Vertebroplasty works by stabilizing the collapsed vertebra using a special
formulated acrylic bone cement. This is an outpatient procedure, no surgery, and
requires only a local anesthetic. Most patients experience pain relief within
hours, and can resume their daily activities within 48 hours.
TRANSDISCAL BIACULOPLASTY
Specialized probes are inserted into a degenerated and painful lumbar disc.
Electrical energy is applied to the probes and a portion of the disc is carefully
heated. This can numb the abnormal and painful portion of the disc thereby reducing
the back pain.
PROLOTHERAPY/REGENERATIVE INJECTION THERAPY
The physician will introduce natural growth stimulants into the painful and damaged,
inflamed, arthritic cells. This process can induce natural regeneration of ligaments,
tendons and cartilage in joints. Injecting the substance causes a reaction, which
stimulates a natural healing process and growth of collagen.
SPINAL ENDOSCOPY and ADHESIOLYSIS
The insertion of a steerable catheter, with a fiberoptic viewing scope inside it,
into the spinal canal. The contents of the spinal canal can be assessed and scarring
(adhesions) may be broken up (adhesiolysis).
INTRADISCAL ELECTROTHERMAL THERAPY (IDET)
The placement of a needle and a coil into an abnormal, painful disc. The coil is then
heated and this may burn painful nerves in the disc and change the structure of the
cartilage in the disc such that it becomes stiffer. This can help back pain due to
degenerated discs.
PERCUTANEOUS DISC DECOMPRESSION
The placement of a needle and a probe into a bulging disc. The probe can remove or
vaporize a portion of the internal contents of the disk. The internal pressure of the
disc may decrease and the pressure on a pinched nerve may be lessened, thereby
decreasing sciatica pain.
SPINAL CORD STIMULATION
The placement of a wire electrode into the spinal canal and overlying the spinal cord.
The electrode can then deliver electrical impulses to the spinal cord, which should
result in a decrease of your pain.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
We offer in-house clinical health psychology services, provided by Milton Becknell
Ph.D., ABPP, who is fellowship trained and specializes in the treatment of painful and
chronic conditions. Dr. Becknell is also available for general psychology appointments.
MASSAGE THERAPY
Coming Soon — Another service to be offered in our practice.
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