Conservative and Interventional Treatments and Procedures
Conservative treatment options can include physical therapy, medications, TENS/ muscle stimulation, and psychological counseling.
If these conservative treatments fail to relieve the pain, Interventional diagnostic and treatment options may be the next step. These include:
- Epidural Steroid Injections
- Selective Nerve Blocks
- Facet and Sacroiliac Joint Injections
- Sympathetic Blocks
- Discography
- Spinal Cord Simulation
- Intrathecal / Spinal Infusion Pump Implantation
- Radiofrequency Neurotomy / Rhizotomy
- IDET (Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy)
- Nucleoplasty / Percutaneous Disc Decompression
- Kyphoplasty / Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures