These are injections, which we perform using X-ray guidance, that help us diagnose and treat pain that comes from the small joints of the spine (facet joints). Disease in these joints, including arthritis, can cause pain in the head, neck, upper and lower back, and buttocks.

What to expect: These procedures take about five minutes and we can use either local anesthesia or comfortable sedation.

Radiofrequency nerve ablations

These help us treat back and neck pain. Using radiofrequency nerve ablation under X-ray guidance, we deliver precisely controlled heat to temporarily and selectively disable nerves responsible for pain.

What to expect: The procedure takes about 20 minutes. We use either local anesthesia or comfortable sedation.

Major joint injections

These help relieve pain from many causes, including osteoarthritis. We inject medications such as corticosteroids and local anesthetics directly into the source of the pain. To find the precise right location, we use X-ray guidance. This procedure takes two minutes.

Occipital nerve blocks

These help us treat headaches, including migraines. We inject a local anesthetic with or without a small dose of corticosteroid into the back of your head, near the greater and lesser occipital nerves. This procedure takes about 30 seconds.

Trigger points are the center points of spasms and are usually located in the upper back and shoulder areas. They are the common causes of pain in the neck, shoulder and head. Pain located in these parts of the body are the main targets of trigger point injections. Trigger point injections are very effective treatment options for tension headache, fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome.

What to expect: In a trigger point injection, the medication is directly injected into the trigger point. Like epidural steroid injections, this kind of pain management treatment can be an anesthetic, a corticosteroid or a combination of the two.

This is the best option for treating knee pain which has been refractory to conventional methods. This state-of-the-art and non-surgical pain management treatment uses radiofrequency ablation to stop genicular nerves from sending pain stimulus to the brain.

The Sacroiliac or SI joint pain is caused by arthritis in the joint where the spine and hip bone meet or strain of the supporting ligaments. It is a cause of low back pain and pelvic pain. Since this is a curved joint, the pain physician uses a specialized x-ray to find this joint and then injects pain medication and a steroid to reduce pain and inflammation..

Spinal cord stimulation is a treatment where electrical impulses stimulate the nerves in your spinal cord. This process interferes with the pain signal path to your brain. A small device implanted near your spine generates the electrical pulses and blocks the messages that your brain receives so you no longer feel intense or chronic pain. Spinal cord stimulation can help control the pain you experience as a result of nerve damage Spinal Cord stimulation benefits patients with Failed back surgery syndrome, Chronic back or neck pain, Complex regional pain syndrome, Peripheral neuropathy and cervical/ Lumbar radiculitis. This trial procedure takes about 30 minutes and is performed under sedation.