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- InSpan – placement of a minimally invasive interspinous fusion device to create room in the spinal canal to take pressure off pinched nerve roots, relieve spinal stenosis, and stabilize the spine.
- FacetFuse – placement of minimally invasive screws through the facet joints to stabilize spinal slippage that are the source of instability and back pain.
- Facet Joint Injection – Steroid and local anesthetic are injected toward the degenerated joint to diagnose and relieve pain caused by degeneration and arthritic inflammation.
- Intracept – provides long-term relief for chronic back pain by blocking pain signals coming from the nerve in the vertebrae
- VIA DISC (for Discogenic low back pain) Low back pain from degenerative disc disease can have a debilitating impact on people’s lives. Painful disc degeneration occurs when the cushion within vertebral discs wears down, and is identified on MRI. Via Disc is a new procedure that can regenerate the cushioning substance of these painful discs.
In Via Disc, a biologically-compatible substance is injected through a small needle while the patient is comfortably sedated. The Via Disc procedure can provide new hope for patients with long-standing severe low back pain. One year after treatment, most patients reported over 50% reduction in pain and improved mobility. It is available to patients with Medicare and certain other insurances. - Disc Fx – Minimally-invasive procedure to relieve pain from lumbar disc herniations that have not responded to conservative treatment including lower back pain or pain radiating down the leg accompanied by some lower back pain.
- Radiofrequency Ablation – For long term alleviation of low back or neck pain from facet joint arthritis. This procedure works by heating the nerve to “short-circuit” the pain signal. Relief can last for a year or longer.
- Sacroiliac Injection – Inflammation of the joints on both sides of the spine where it joins the pelvis can cause low back pain. Steroid and local anesthetic are injected to diagnose and alleviate the pain.
- Sacroiliac (SI) Fusion – For long-term relief of pain emanating from the SI joints, SI Fusion offers a minimally-invasive procedure that will likely resolve the majority of the pain. With the patient comfortably sedated, SI Fusion takes about 20 minutes with an incision that is less than an inch. Most patients experience marked relief in the first week with full anticipated relief in 2 – 3 months.