BACK PAIN TREATMENT
If you visited your primary care physician for help with your back pain, there is a good chance that you were sent home with muscle relaxing medication and were told to take it easy. Rather than using a one size fits all approach, the pain doctors at Manhattan Pain & Sports Association view pain management as a collaborative partnership. After a thorough diagnosis of your concern, we will present a variety of treatment options that will improve your health and get you back to feeling like yourself again.
Taking a conservative and minimally-invasive approach to chronic and acute back pain, our team may recommend a range of options. Common conditions including muscle spasms or strains may respond the best to alternative treatments including acupuncture, massage, or trigger point injections. Physical therapy can also help to strengthen the muscles within the back, and this use of sports medicine can be beneficial even if you are not an athlete. These options have shown to be very effective while remaining minimally invasive, allowing you to find relief fast.
More complex concerns including herniated discs, facet joint pain syndrome, and sciatica can be treated with the use of steroid injections. Acting to reduce inflammation in the spinal nerves, they can be coupled with lidocaine to offer even more pain relief. Lastly, radiofrequency ablation can also help to block pain signals from the nerves and provide a better quality of life.
While the team at Manhattan Pain & Sports Associates makes every effort to develop treatment options that are minimally invasive, some instances may call for surgery. Patients can find tremendous help through the use of spinal cord stimulators that utilize electrical currents to reduce pain. Others rely on intrathecal pumps that deliver medication directly to the spine.
Depending on the exact treatments that will garner the best results, you may find that visiting another physician may be necessary. In this case, we are happy to coordinate your related care, however most patients embark upon their treatment plan within our own accredited facility. Ultimately, our goal is to provide you with a comprehensive list of options that will relieve your chronic back pain and help you get back to daily life.
