Knee Pain Management: Knee Arthroscopy (PART 3)
Here is the third and final installment of our knee pain management series, brought to you by Spine Center of Texas: Knee Arthroscopy: What to Expect Knee arthroscopy procedures have an overall 90% success rate. However, the exact probability of success depends on the following: The extent of the injury How complex the injury is […]
Knee Pain Management: Knee Arthroscopy (PART 2)
Spine Center of Texas will be continuing our discussion about knee pain management. Knee Injury Diagnosis When our knees become injured, we can experience a wide spectrum of symptoms, including pain, decreased range of motion, swelling, stiffness, and the inability to play sports or work. Specialists use a variety of tools to accurately diagnose knee […]
Knee Pain Management: Knee Arthroscopy (PART 1)
Leading an active lifestyle makes a person prone to knee injuries. Spine Center of Texas advises active individuals to learn about knee injuries so they can take proper precautions. This week, we’ll be discussing everything you need to know about knee pain management. Many knee injury cases are linked with non-contact mechanisms. Loss of balance […]
What are Epidural Steroid Injections?
Are you suffering from back pain? Here are some facts about epidural steroid injections that you can use to help you determine if this is the right treatment option for you: What are epidural steroid injections? Epidural steroid injections are a safe and effective treatment you can try if you’re suffering from neck, arm, and […]
Low Back Pain? Try Medial Branch Block!
If your low back pain is coming from an inflamed or irritated lumbar facet joint, then Medial Branch Block may be just the right treatment for you. What is a lumbar facet joint? Our spine’s lumbar region (found in the lower back) has exactly 5 vertebrae. Lumbar facet joints connect these vertebrae to the side […]
What is Medial Branch Block?
Medial branch block is a minimally invasive procedure that is performed to stop the pain signals received by the facet joint from the medial branch nerves. It uses an anesthetic agent and steroid to interrupt the sensory nerve supply to the facet joint. This procedure provides long-term back pain relief. Medial branch block is also […]
What’s Causing My Wrist Pain?
Many forms of arthritis and related conditions that affect the joints, muscles, and/or bones can cause problems like pain, stiffness, and swelling in the wrist and fingers. Other conditions can cause additional problems, such as numbness and tingling, pitted nails, painful ulcers, or thickened skin that makes bending the fingers difficult. Spine Center of Texas […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
While minimally invasive spine surgery has many advantages, anyone considering surgery on their spine should know that there are still potential risks. An internet search of “minimally invasive spine surgery” will produce links to many websites stocked with shining testimonials of how much better the patients felt after the advertised procedure, but there is often […]
How You Can Benefit from Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery?
The term “minimally invasive”, when describing a surgical procedure, refers to a technique using small incisions to gain access to the particular area of the body needing treatment. By avoiding a larger incision, there can be less force from the retractors on the surrounding tissues, less tissue dissection, and better preservation of the surrounding blood […]
Alternative Treatments to Back Pain
Typically, back pain resolves on its own in a matter of days or weeks. If you’re experiencing back pain, Spine Center of Texas recommends the following alternative treatments as the first line of defense. These alternative pain treatments focus on our body’s ability to heal itself and can be done in conjunction with conventional pain […]
Lumbar Sympathetic Block for Chronic Pain
Are you experiencing chronic pain in your butt, leg(s), or feet? Have you already tried conventional therapy, such as medication, physical therapy, or injection, but received no good results? If this is your case, a Lumbar Sympathetic Block may be the right treatment option for you. What is Lumbar Sympathetic Block? Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve Block […]
Discography for Back Pain (PART 2)
Here is the second installment about Discography brought to you by Spine Center of Texas: Does discography hurt? The disc stimulation will likely reproduce the painful symptoms of your affected spine disc. Remember to inform your attending physician of whatever you’re feeling during the stimulation. You are unlikely to be heavily sedated since the physician […]
