Pain Procedures and Injections

Injections

Epidural Steroid
Distributes steroids to treat inflammation and low back pain
Trigger Point
Treats extremely painful areas of muscles
Facet Joint Injections
Proves facet joints are the cause (or origin) of pain; also used to alleviate back or neck pain and inflammation.
Medial Branch Blocks
Temporarily disrupts the pain signal from being carried from a specific facet joint to the brain.
Sacroiliac Injections
Reduces or eliminates pain from arthritis.
Peripheral Nerve Block
Uses an anesthetic near nerve(s) to temporarily numb the area in the body
Intra-articular Injection
An affected joint is injected with a solution containing a corticosteroid medication to help decrease inflammation and pain in the joint
Chemodenervation (Botox for migraines)

Procedures

Ablations
Used to reduce pain using an electrical current produced by a radio wave to heat up a small area of nerve tissue, in order to decrease pain signals from that specific area.
Facet Radiofrequency Neurotomy
Minimally invasive procedure that applies heat to treat nerve pain that will reduce or eliminates pain in damaged facet joints (connections between the bones of the spine). Useful after other forms of treatment have failed.
Discography
Diagnostic procedure that helps to determine if back pain is caused by tears or damage to one or more spinal discs.
Discectomy
Removal of herniated disc material that is pressing on a nerve root or spinal cord