INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT - The Spine Hospital Of Louisiana

NON-SURGICAL SOLUTIONS FOR CHRONIC PAIN

The Spine Hospital of Louisiana offers an exceptional team of pain management specialists dedicated to helping you get chronic pain under control, without surgery, and without the use of potentially habit-forming narcotics.  Their expertise lies in their training in advanced interventional techniques and ability to pinpoint the exact source of your pain before choosing the treatment that most effectively “intervenes” with the transmission of pain signals throughout your body. While these physicians specialize in comprehensive spine-related pain management, they possess the necessary training and skills to treat your pain from head to toe.  Explore the wide range of non-invasive, pain-relieving procedures commonly performed in our hospital by clicking on the videos below.

EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIONS (ESIs)

This non-surgical procedure performed at The Spine Hospital is an injection of long-lasting steroid (cortisone) in the epidural space. The epidural space is located above the outer layer surrounding the spinal cord and nerve roots.  An ESI is performed to help reduce the inflammation and pain associated with nerve root compression caused by a herniated disc, spinal stenosis, and bone spurs.  The goal of the ESI is to help lessen the inflammation of the nerve root.

FACET JOINT INJECTIONS

This non-surgical procedure performed at The Spine Hospital is an injection of steroid into the facet joint of the spine.  The facet joint is where the vertebrae of your spine connect together.  These injections work by reducing the inflammation and irritation of the facet joints that are causing your neck or lower back pain caused by spinal stenosis, arthritis, whiplash, herniated discs, or injury.

Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Injection

This non-surgical procedure performed at The Spine Hospital is done to diagnose or treat pain from sacroiliac joint syndrome. The pain caused by SI joint syndrome may be felt in your lower back, buttocks, groin, and your thigh.

NERVE BLOCKS

These non-surgical procedures performed at The Spine Hospital of Louisiana inject nerve-numbing substances into specific areas of the body that cause pain.  Various areas of pain require different nerve block types.

BOTOX® Injections for Chronic Migraine

If you have the frequent, severe headache condition known as “chronic migraine,” may want you to try injections of BOTOX® in your head and neck. The injections can help stop migraines before they start.

Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) Trial

Spinal cord stimulation (also called SCS) uses electrical impulses to relieve chronic pain of the back, arms and legs. It is believed that electrical pulses prevent pain signals from being received by the brain. SCS candidates include people who suffer from neuropathic pain and for whom conservative treatments have failed.

Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)

This minimally-invasive procedure performed at The Spine Hospital involves heat generated from radio waves to target specific nerves and temporarily turn off their ability to send pain signals.  This procedure, also called radiofrequency rhizotomy or radiofrequency neurotomy, can treat pain that doesn’t respond to medications or to physical therapy.

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