Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Pain

by | Mar 18, 2024 | Pain Management, Pain Treatment

Back pain can originate from multiple locations. One of the more common causes of low back pain is dysfunction of the sacroiliac (SI) joints. What are the SI joints? Sacroiliac joints are the joints between the base of the spine (sacrum) and the pelvic bones (ilium)....

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

by | Nov 20, 2023 | Pain Management, Pain Treatment

What is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome? Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic neuropathic pain disorder that usually affects the upper or lower extremities and occurs after an injury to tissue, bone, or nerves. The onset of CRPS often correlates with a...

Intracept Procedure for Low Back Pain

by | Jan 25, 2023 | Pain Treatment

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

by | Dec 4, 2021 | Pain Management, Pain Treatment

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...
Cervical Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Headaches

Cervical Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Headaches

by | Jul 27, 2021 | Pain Treatment

The facet joints of the spine in the neck can develop wear and tear changes with time and use. This is sometimes called “arthrosis” or “arthritis”. The cartilage in the facet joints can wear thin and become rough, leading to decreased joint...
Postherpetic Neuralgia

Postherpetic Neuralgia

by | May 27, 2021 | Pain Management, Pain Treatment

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...