Steps to finally relieving chronic back pain
Posted June, 2008
First, a careful examination. Then an accurate diagnosis of what's causing your pain.
The key to any attempt at providing long-term pain relief is locating the exact cause of the pain. Then—and only then—should we apply the proper technique to help it.
Many types of injuries and disease processes can "mimic" the pain of other issues. It's only by finding the precise cause of pain can we apply what's likely to be the best technique for stopping or lessening the pain. Some procedures are best applied to only a single type of disease or injury (and won't help another that may be the real, undiscovered cause of pain). Other techniques or technologies may help virtually any pain-causing process due to the way they work (by blocking nerves, for example).
Just like you wouldn't use a hammer to turn in a screw, it's best not to employ a medical technique that's inappropriate to a certain disease or injury.
Our philosophy here is a simple one, and that's try to do the most for each patient without doing anything that further complicates the patient's condition or life. Virtually every procedure we employ is less intrusive than open surgical solutions.
In many cases, after only a brief rest period, a patient whose life was dominated by chronic pain can begin the process of recovering lost muscle strength and flexibility, a path that leads to a "regular" life.
And unlike many physicians providing back pain treatments, we have flouroscopic equipment on-site. Because of this, for many spinal pain reduction procedures there's no need to for the patient to check into the hospital.