Treatments

PRP Therapy (Overview)
Platelet rich plasma therapy can help injured joints and other problems. It uses parts of your own blood to reduce pain and speed up healing.

PRP Therapy for Achilles Tendon Pain
If you have pain in your Achilles tendon, platelet rich plasma therapy may help. It uses parts of your own blood to help your body heal itself.

PRP Therapy for Chronic Back Pain
If you have back pain, platelet rich plasma therapy may help. It uses parts of your own blood to help your body heal itself.

PRP Therapy for Hip Arthritis
If you have arthritis in your hip, platelet rich plasma therapy may help. It uses parts of your own blood to help your body heal itself.

PRP Therapy for Knee Arthritis
If you have arthritis in your knee, platelet rich plasma therapy may help. It uses parts of your own blood to help your body heal itself.

PRP Therapy for Shoulder Pain
If you have shoulder pain, platelet rich plasma therapy may help. It uses parts of your own blood to help your body heal itself.

PRP Therapy for Whiplash
If you have whiplash, platelet rich plasma therapy may help. It uses parts of your own blood to help your body heal itself.

Stem Cell Therapy for Hip Pain
If you injure your hip, or if you have tendons or ligaments that have become inflamed, stem cell therapy may help. It uses your body's own stem cells to help heal hip damage.

Stem Cell Therapy for Knee Pain
If you have injured your knee, or if normal wear and tear has caused degeneration of your joint, stem cell therapy may help. It uses parts of your own blood to help repair knee damage.

Stem Cell Therapy for Shoulder Pain
If you injure your shoulder, or if you have tendons or ligaments that have become inflamed, stem cell therapy may help. It uses your body's own stem cells to help heal shoulder damage.

Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Discs
Stem cell therapy may help spinal discs damaged by injury, disease, or added stress resulting from a spinal fusion. It uses parts of your own blood to help repair disc damage.

Living With Chronic Pain
If you have pain that lasts for more than six months, you have "chronic" pain. Here are some tips to help you manage chronic pain.

Preventing Back Pain
Most of us know the frustration of back pain. The good news is, there are some things you can do to keep back pain away. These tips can help.

Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection
This outpatient procedure is an injection of a steroid-anesthetic medication through an opening in the sacrum. The medication can reduce swelling and inflammation of irritated spinal nerves.

Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
This injection procedure is performed to relieve neck, shoulder and arm pain related to compression of a nerve root in the cervical spine.

Epidural Steroid Injection (ESI) in the Cervical Spine
This injection treats the pain of an inflamed nerve in your cervical spine by relieving swelling. If you have a herniated disc, spinal stenosis or some other problem that's pressing on a nerve, it may help you.

Facet Joint Injections
A facet joint injection may help diagnose the source of a patient's pain. It can also relieve pain and inflammation.

Facet Joint Injections (Cervical)
These injections help your doctor find or treat pain in the facet joints of your neck.

Hip Joint Injection
This is an injection of medicine that goes into your hip joint. We use it to treat pain and inflammation. We can also use it to find the source of your pain.

Joint Injection (Therapeutic, Shoulder)
This outpatient injection procedure relieves pain in the shoulder and arm caused by arthritis, injury or disorder.

Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection
This injection procedure is performed to relieve low back and radiating leg pain. Steroid medication can reduce the swelling and inflammation caused by spinal conditions.

Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
This procedure is performed to relieve pain in the lower back and pain that radiates from the back to the legs.

Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injection
This injection procedure is performed to relieve pain caused by arthritis in the sacroiliac joint where the spine and hip bone meet.

Steroid Injection for Knee Pain (Fluoroscopic-Guided Method)
This is an injection of steroid into the knee joint. We often use it to treat the pain and inflammation of knee arthritis.

Thoracic Epidural Steroid Injection
This outpatient procedure is an injection performed to relieve pain in the upper back.

Celiac Plexus Block (Percutaneous Approach)
This procedure temporarily disrupts the nerves of the celiac plexus. These nerves branch away from your spine. They connect to the organs in your abdomen.

Genicular Nerve Block (G Block)
This outpatient procedure injects anesthetic around the nerves that transmit pain signals from the knee to the brain. It can provide temporary pain relief.

Lumbar Sympathetic Block
This procedure is an injection that numbs branches of nerves in your lower back. It helps doctors find and treat a number of problems linked to these nerves.

Medial Branch Block
This is an injection of numbing medicine. It bathes the medial branch nerves, which attach to the facet joints of your spine.

Medial Branch Block (Cervical)
This is an injection of numbing medicine that bathes medial branch nerves attached to the facet joints of the neck. Pain may travel through the neck, shoulders, upper back and head.

Stellate Ganglion Block
A stellate ganglion nerve block is an injection that numbs branches of nerves in your neck. This helps doctors find and treat a number of problems linked to the nerves.

Suprascapular Nerve Block (SSN)
This is an injection of numbing medicine to block pain signals from one of the shoulder's major nerves.

Discography (Cervical)
This procedure, also called a "discogram," helps your doctor find painful spinal discs. It can show the source of pain in your neck.

Discography (Lumbar)
This procedure, also called a "discogram," helps your doctor find painful spinal discs. It can show the source of pain in your back.

Cervical Facet Radiofrequency Neurotomy
This procedure uses heat from radio waves to treat painful facet joints in your neck. It eases pain that isn't helped by medications or physical therapy.

Genicular Nerve Ablation (RF Neurotomy)
This outpatient procedure uses a radiofrequency device to heat up and disrupt the sensory nerves that transmit pain signals from the knee to the brain. It can provide long term relief from knee pain.

Intrathecal Pump Implant
This is a device put inside your body to relieve long-lasting pain. It sends medicine into an area around your spinal cord to block pain signals.

Percutaneous Cervical Disc Nucleoplasty
This minimally-invasive procedure uses a small needle and advanced radiofrequency technology to reduce a herniated disc.

Percutaneous Disc Decompression (Stryker® Disc Dekompressor® Discectomy)
This is a procedure to treat a herniated disc to remove pressure on your nerves. It can relieve pain in your lower back and your legs.

Percutaneous Disc Nucleoplasty
This minimally-invasive procedure uses a small needle and advanced radiofrequency technology to reduce a herniated disc, quickly relieving pain in most patients.

RACZ Caudal Neurolysis
This injection, generally performed as an outpatient procedure under local anesthesia, relieves low back and leg pain most often caused by scarring from a prior back surgery.

Radiofrequency Neurotomy of the Lumbar Facets
This procedure uses heat from radio waves to treat painful facet joints in your lower back. It eases pain that isn't helped by medications or physical therapy.

Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant (Trial Procedure)
A trial of a spinal cord stimulator can help you and your physician target the correct location of your pain and determine the effectiveness of the device to relieve chronic pain of the back, arms and legs.

Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant
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.

Managing Your Medications
It's easy to make a mistake with your medications if you aren't organized. These tips will help you manage your medications with no worries.

Opioids and Chronic Pain Management
Opioids are a powerful class of drugs. But they often aren't recommended for many types of chronic pain. That's because long-term use can lead to dependence.

Opioids (Common Side Effects)
Opioids are a powerful class of drugs that control severe pain. You should be aware of side effects so you can use these drugs safely.

Side Effects of Long-Term Opioid Use
Opioids are powerful tools for controlling short-term pain. But long-term use can cause severe side effects. Let's look at how they can impact you.

Using Opioids Safely
Opioids are powerful drugs. But they can be dangerous or even life threatening if used incorrectly. Follow these guidelines for safe use.

Tapering Opioid Use Safely
When it's time for you to stop taking your opioid medication, you need to do it safely. If you've used it for a long time, your doctor may say you need to stop gradually to let your body adjust.

How Opioids Affect the Brain
If you've had an injury or a surgery, your doctor may prescribe an "opioid." This is a type of powerful painkiller. Let's learn about how they interact with your brain.

Opioids and Depression
Pain and depression are linked, but did you know depression is also linked to certain pain medications? Let's take a few minutes to learn about this connection.

Understanding the Opioid Crisis
Opioid misuse and addiction has become a widespread problem. Let's learn about this public health crisis.

Opioids (Physical Dependence and Addiction)
Opioids are a class of powerful drugs that can help control severe pain. But they can be dangerous if not taken correctly, leading to dependence or addiction.

Opioid Misuse
If you control pain with an opioid prescription, take a few minutes to learn about opioid misuse and how to avoid it.

Signs of Opioid Abuse
How can you tell if your loved one could be abusing opioids? Keep an eye out for these subtle signs of opioid abuse.

How Opioid Abuse Affects Personality
Opioids are powerful for controlling pain. If abused, they can lead to dependence and addiction causing your personality to change.

Getting Help for Opioid Addiction
Opioid addiction is overwhelming. With the right support, you can beat opioid addiction. Let's learn about treatment options.