Sympathetic blocks can be used for sympathetically mediated pain such as in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, or for cancer pain. ​...

Once Dr. Gilthorpe confirms that a particular set of nerves is causing your pain, radiofrequency ablation can be used to "burn" the...

A minimally invasive lumbar decompression, mild, involves the removal of overgrown bone and ligament from the lower spine. ​ For those...

This minimally invasive, outpatient procedure is ideal for patients suffering from vertebrogenic pain. Intracept uses heat from...

The Minuteman procedure is a minimally invasive corrective surgery for those contending with chronic back pain and degenerative disc...

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What is chronic pain? The term “chronic pain” refers to pain that’s lasted six or more months, or pain that persists after an original...

Epidural steroid injections, ESIs, involve injecting a steroid medication into the area that surrounds the spinal cord and nerve roots....

Pain signals travel through nerves much like an electrical signal travels through a wire. If that signal can be blocked, the amount of...

Sacroiliac joints are larger joints located at the junction of the spine and the pelvis. Some people experience very low back pain and/or...

Sympathetic blocks can be used for sympathetically mediated pain such as in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, or for cancer pain. ​ What to...

Spinal cord stimulation is a great option for patients who have had inadequate relief with other modalities. Spinal-cord stimulation does...

Intrathecal pain pumps are devices that are implanted into your body to infuse medication directly into your spine for constant pain...

Kyphoplasty is a procedure for patients who have had compression fractures (also called wedge fractures) in the spine. These types of...

Scars: Old scars can result in entrapment of nerve endings. Insomnia: Sleep deprivation and psychosocial stressors can worsen pain,...