Back Pain Medication Management
A lot of people turn to medication as the first step in seeking back pain relief. There are a lot of medications available today that can be taken to successfully treat back pain. The type of medication you need depends on the type of pain you you are experiencing. Back Pain Medication Options The majority […]
Medication for Back and Neck Pain
It’s important to give attention to pain management as a vital component of any patient’s recovery. Both acute and chronic back pain may lead to depression, insomnia, and difficulty exercising or performing normal day to day activities. These situation are not only limiting, but can further worsen and prolong the painful back condition. When it […]
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 […]
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 […]
Discography for Back Pain (PART 1)
Spine Center of Texas will be discussing everything you need to know about Discography in a two-part blog post: What is discography? Discography, discogram, or disc stimulation is a diagnostic procedure that is used to identify painful spinal discs. Since it is diagnostic in nature, discography can only help the doctor pinpoint which spine disc […]
Radio Frequency Ablation for Back Pain (PART 2)
Spine Center of Texas continues the discussion about Radio Frequency Ablation in this second installment of our two-part blog post: Just like any other injection, radio frequency (RF) ablation may cause a bit of discomfort for some patients. Sedation is not required, but some patients are given mild intravenous sedation during the procedure. RF does […]
