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What causes low back pain?
Almost everyone alive either had an episode of low back pain or will have one at some point in their life, its just that common. But why does it happen and what causes…
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Spinal Cord Stimulation
This is a interventional pain treatment option where pain is reduced by an implanted spinal cord stimulator (SCS). A SCS is a device consisting of electrical wires (leads) attached to a pacemaker like…
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What is Interventional Pain Management?
Interventional pain management is a sub-specialty of Pain Medicine with the purpose of treating pain by utilizing specific procedures.
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Radiofrequency Ablation of Genicular Nerves for Chronic Knee Pain
This is a nonsurgical interventional pain procedure performed to help relieve pain and improve function for those with chronic knee pain. This treatment can be an option for those with chronic knee pain…
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Radiofrequency Ablation of Lateral Branch Nerves
This is a nonsurgical intervention meant to help relieve pain and improve function for those with pain confirmed to be from the sacroiliac joints. This treatment sometimes is referred to by other names…
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Diagnostic Lateral Branch Nerve Blocks
These are diagnostic injections where the main purpose is to help diagnose the cause of pain by either confirming or ruling out the sacroiliac joint(s) as the pain generator. Sensation of pain from…
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Sacroiliac Joint Injections
In this type of injection, medication is injected into the sacroiliac joint (SIJ). This less known but important large joint is located in the sacrum approximately at the junction of the lower back…
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Radiofrequency Ablation of Medial Branch Nerves
Radiofrequency ablation is a nonsurgical spine intervention meant to help relieve neck or back pain.
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Diagnostic Medial Branch Nerve Blocks
These are diagnostic injections where the main purpose is to help diagnose the cause of neck or back pain by either confirming or ruling out the spinal facet joints as the pain generator.…
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Facet Joint Injections
These are spinal injections where medications are injected into facet joints. Facet joints are very small joints in the spine that connect the vertebrae bones of the spine. They are also known as…
