ADVANCED SPINE AND PAIN BLOG

Intracept Procedure for Low Back Pain

What is the Intracept Procedure? The Intracept Procedure is a minimally invasive, outpatient procedure for patients with vertebrogenic low back pain. The procedure involves ablating a specific nerve within the vertebra called the basivertebral nerve and has been shown...

Muscle Pain vs Nerve Pain

Muscle Pain vs Nerve Pain

What is muscle pain? Muscle pain is pain originating from the muscle tissue and related connective tissues. What is nerve pain? Nerve pain is pain originating from the brain or spinal cord (the central nervous system), or the peripheral nerves that branch off from the...

Postherpetic Neuralgia

Postherpetic Neuralgia

Postherpetic neuralgia is a severe chronic neuropathic pain that can linger after a shingles infection. Shingles is caused when the chicken pox virus (varicella zoster) reactivates. This virus lives dormant in nerve cells. When it becomes reactivated, it causes...

Spinal Arthritis

The vertebral column is loaded with joints throughout the spine and provide contact points between each vertebra.  These joints allow mobility of the spine. These joints are most commonly called facet joints or zygapophysial joints (z-joints).  They are prone to...

Epidural Steroid Injections

Epidural Steroid Injections

Epidural steroid injections are among the most common procedures performed in pain clinics. It is a safe and effective procedure for several common causes of pain. The same principles discussed here also apply to the cervical and, less commonly, thoracic spine. This...