Renew Pain Solutions Offers Relief from Low Back and Neck Pain
Low Back and Neck Pain
When you’re living with low back and neck pain, daily life is hard. So is enjoying the things you love to do — and having the strength to support those around you.
At Renew Pain Solutions, we understand the stress and frustration that comes from pain in the neck and back, and we offer a variety of treatment solutions that result in lasting pain relief. Drawing from over 20 years of combined experience, Dr. Smith and Dr. Bigham offer minimally invasive treatments that work.
If you have back and neck pain, our team can help you recover — often without surgery.
Common Causes ofLow Back and Neck Pain
For some patients, low back and neck pain stems from a known injury. For others it’s due to the aging process. And sometimes the cause is unknown. Chronic pain is frustrating and maybe even debilitating, regardless of what started it.
Renew Pain Solutions offers treatment for several common sources of back and neck pain, including these:
- Arthritis: As we age, our joints and the connective tissue around them degenerate. Inflammation and overall degeneration can lead to pain.
- Bulging or herniated discs: Each vertebra is separated from the bones above and below it by a soft disc that acts as a cushion. A herniated disc (also known as a slipped disc) occurs when the soft center of this disc pushes out, causing pain and other symptoms.
- Muscle injury: Injuries to the neck and back can cause painful inflammation and damage to the muscles in this area.
- Bone injury: Fractures of the spine are not common but can occur, especially in older patients who have weakened bones.
Treating back and neck pain starts with finding the underlying cause. At Renew Pain Solutions, your initial office visit begins with a thorough physical exam. We will then discuss advanced imaging options to give us a clear look at the structure of your neck and back. These images allow us to pinpoint the cause so we can choose the right treatment option.
Our Low Back and Neck Pain Treatments
Renew Pain Solutions offers a number of treatment options for patients with low back and neck discomfort. Whenever possible we start with minimally invasive treatments. These options include:
- Rest for muscle injuries
- Ice and heat therapy to loosen tightness and lessen inflammation
- Over-the-counter medications to reduce inflammation
- Physical therapy to strengthen the back and neck
For many types of injuries to the back and neck, these treatments, along with sufficient time for healing, are all that a patient needs.
But sometimes more intense treatment is necessary. These are some of the treatments we offer in-office for back and neck pain.
Injections
Spinal injections can provide effective pain relief for chronic back pain without the need for surgery. Our team offers steroid injections, nerve blocks, and regenerative therapy injections to reduce pain and increase your body’s natural healing capabilities.
Intracept® Therapy
Some types of low back pain occur due to damage to the vertebral endplates, a condition known as vertebrogenic pain. This damage causes the basivertebral nerve (BVN) to send pain signals to the brain. Intracept is an innovative treatment that uses radiofrequency to stop the BVN from sending pain signals to the brain, giving you relief. This minimally invasive outpatient procedure is safe and effective, quickly relieving lower back pain.
Nerve Ablations
If nerve block injections give you relief for a while but your back pain keeps coming back, we may choose to perform a nerve ablation. Nerve ablation targets and destroys the specific nerves that are signaling your back or neck pain. This outpatient procedure can be quite effective at stopping your pain when other treatments haven’t worked.
Interspinous Spacers
Herniated discs cause pain because they pinch the nerves between the affected vertebrae. Interspinous spacers can relieve pressure on these nerves and reduce that pain. This procedure involves placing a small implant between the vertebrae to maintain the space between them that the disc once held. This procedure quickly reduces nerve pain without surgery or alterations to the bone.
Additional Treatment Options
We offer these additional treatment options as well:
- Spinal cord stimulation/dorsal root ganglion stimulation
- Intrathecal pumps
- Kyphoplasty
- Intradiscal procedures
- Sacroiliac joint fusion
Referrals to a Surgeon
Some cases of back and neck pain need surgical repair. If our in-office treatments aren’t sufficient to relieve your pain, we have relationships with several surgeons in the area. We will refer you to a surgeon to discuss surgical repair of your condition.
Start Your Journey Toward Relief with Renew Pain Solutions Today
Back and neck pain can be debilitating, but treatments are available. Renew Pain Solutions is here to help. Call today to schedule a consultation with our caring, experienced team so you can learn how minimally invasive therapy may help you get lasting relief without major surgery.