Facet Joints connect the vertebrae (the bones of the spine) and help guide the spine during movement. You may feel pain if a facet joint is injured (chronically, as from arthritis or acutely as from an injury). Medial branch nerves transmit pain signals from the facet joints to your brain. Following a successful diagnostic Facet Medial Nerve Injection, RFA, using radiofrequency energy, will disrupt nerve function, temporarily interrupting pain signals from an injured facet joint. Medial nerves will regenerate after an RFA potentially causing some pain to return. While it varies from patient to patient, nerves can take up to 18 months to regenerate. If your pain returns, another RFA can be done.

The Sacroiliac (SI) Joints, located on each side of the lower spine in the pelvis, transfer force and weight from the upper body to the legs, providing stability. Pain caused by SI Joints may be on one or both sides of your lower back and may radiate to thighs, upper back or groin area. SI Joint pain may stem from arthritis, injury, or degeneration related to aging. The Simplicity RFA utilizes radiofrequency energy to ablate the nerves affecting the SI Joint, interrupting the pain signals. The nerves will regenerate after an RFA potentially causing some pain to return. While it varies from patient to patient, nerves can take up to 18 months to regenerate. If your pain returns, another RFA can be done.

The epidural space encloses the dura, a protective covering for the entire spinal cord and its nerves. During this procedure, a corticosteroid (anti-inflammatory medicine) is injected into the epidural space to reduce inflammation and pain. Maximum relief may require a series of three injections.

Facet Joints connect the vertebrae (the bones of the spine) and help guide the spine during movement. You may feel pain if a facet joint is injured (chronically, as from arthritis or acutely as from an injury). The Facet Medial Nerve Injection is a minimally invasive, nonsurgical procedure performed in our office that can be used to treat pain or as a diagnostic tool for Treatment Plan progression.

The point at which two or more bones meet is called a joint or articulation. Joints are responsible for movement and stability. You may feel pain in a major joint, such as a hip, knee or sacroiliac joint if there has been an injury, or chronic deterioration/inflammation of the area due to arthritis or bursitis. During this procedure, a corticosteroid is injected directly into the joint to reduce inflammation and pain. Maximum relief may require repeating the injection within 2-3 weeks.

Lumbar facet joints connect the vertebrae (the bones of the spine) in the lower back and help guide the spine during movement. You may feel pain if a lumbar facet joint is injured (chronically, as from arthritis or acutely as from an injury). Medial branch nerves transmit pain signals from the facet joints to your brain. Following a successful diagnostic Facet Medial Nerve Injection, a Laser Rhizotomy can be performed for long-lasting back pain relief. A laser is passed through a small pinpoint incision down to the affected joint and the pulse of the laser disrupts nerve function. When this is done to a lumbar medial branch nerve, the nerve can no longer transmit pain from an injured facet joint. Medial nerves will regenerate after an LR, potentially causing some back pain to return. While it varies from patient to patient, nerves can take up to 18 months to regenerate. If your back pain returns, another LR can be done.