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Pain management treatments are designed to target the underlying cause, the source of symptoms, and the impact on daily function. This may include a combination of non-invasive therapies, interventional procedures, non-pharmacological treatments, or surgical options when more advanced care is necessary.

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Medication Management
The process of monitoring, optimizing, and ensuring the safe use of medications for treating a patient's health condition.
Physical Therapy
This is a treatment method involving exercises and manual therapy techniques to improve mobility and function.
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
A non-invasive therapy involving the use of a low-voltage electrical current for pain relief.

- Interventional Pain Management
  This is a medical sub-specialty that uses minimally invasive procedures to diagnose and treat persistent pain conditions.
- Regenerative Medicine
  This is a medical field that creates ways to regenerate, repair, or replace damaged or diseased cells, organs, or tissues.
- Celiac Plexus Block
  An injection that numbs the celiac plexus nerves to help manage abdominal pain.
- Medial Branch Block
  An injection of local anesthetic near the medial branch nerves that connect the facet joints in the spine.
- Nerve Blocks
  An injection of anesthetic medication near specific nerves used to manage various forms of pain.
- Selective Nerve Root Block (SNRB)
  An injection of a local anesthetic and steroid to reduce inflammation and pain in a specific nerve root.
- Botox Injections for Chronic Migraines
  This involves injecting Botox, a neurotoxin, into specific areas to prevent migraine headaches.
- Discogram
  A diagnostic procedure used to determine if back pain is caused by one or more damaged or diseased discs.
- Epidural Steroid Injection
  A minimally-invasive procedure that delivers steroids directly into the epidural space in the spine.
- Facet Joint Injections
  A minimally-invasive treatment to relieve back or neck pain.
- Joint Injections
  These procedures inject medications into a joint, such as the knee, hip, or shoulder.
- Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections
  This involves the injection of a patient's own platelets to accelerate the healing of injured tendons, ligaments, muscles, and joints.
- Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injections
  This procedure delivers medications directly into the sacroiliac joints which are located at the base of the spine.
- Trigger Point Injections
  This involves injecting medications directly into trigger points which are knots that form when muscles do not relax.

Basivertebral Nerve Ablation
A minimally invasive procedure used to treat chronic low back pain originating from the basivertebral nerve.
Discectomy
A surgical procedure to remove the damaged portion of a herniated disc of the spine.
Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation Therapy
This involves implanting a stimulation device to deliver electrical signals to the dorsal ganglion nerves in the spine.
Endoscopic Rhizotomy
A minimally invasive procedure that disables selective nerves roots in the spinal cord to relieve chronic back pain.
Intrathecal Pump Therapy
This involves implanting a device that delivers pain medication directly into the spinal fluid.
Kyphoplasty
A minimally invasive procedure used to treat spinal compression fractures.
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD)
A surgical procedure to relieve pressure on one or more nerve roots in the lumbar spine.
Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion
A surgical procedure to join two or more vertebrae together which reduces excess motion and relieves pain.
Percutaneous Disc Decompression
A procedure to reduce pressure on the spinal nerves by removing disc material through a needle.
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
A therapy in which a device sends electrical impulses to specific nerves to help manage chronic pain.
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
A procedure that uses radiowaves to generate heat and destroy specific nerve tissue reducing pain signals.
Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
A surgical procedure to stablilize the joint between the spine and the pelvis, relieving pain.
Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) Trial
A temporary procedure that uses electrical impulses to relieve chronic pain in the spinal cord.
Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation
A procedure where electrodes and a generator are surgically implanted through the skin to help with the management of chronic neuropathic pain.
Vertebral Augmentation
A minimally invasive procedure to treat vertebral compression fractures by stabilizing the bone.
Vertebroplasty
A minimally invasive procedure that stabilized compression fractures in the spine.

What an MRI Shows About Your Back (Mainstay Medical)
Let's take a look at pictures of your back (MRI) to see if a treatment called ReActiv8 might help you.
What is Multifidus Dysfunction? (Mainstay Medical)
This occurs when your brain and the deep, stabilizing muscles (like the multifidus) running along the spine fail to work together due to pain, injury, or surgery.
What is the ReActiv8 Procedure?
This is a system placed in your lower back during a small, same-day procedure that takes approximately 45 minutes.
Seeing a Specialist about ReActiv8 (Mainstay Medical)
Let's discuss the clinical evaluation process for multifidus dysfunction, and if ReActiv8 might be right for you.
Living with ReActiv8 (Mainstay Medical)
Mainstay's ReActiv8 is an implantable device designed to stimulate nerves, to restore key stabilizing muscles of the lumbar spine.

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