Back Pain Treatments

If you are suffering from severe back pain, your physiatrist may recommend a non-surgical treatment to confirm a suspected diagnosis and/or reduce pain and inflammation for patients with lumbar or cervical problems.

Treatment for Back Pain – Spinal Injections

Peachtree Spine offers specialized back and neck care with the use of the physiatry industry's most advanced non-surgical back pain treatments. This includes spinal injections that are performed to confirm a suspected diagnosis and/ or reduce pain and inflammation for the patient with lumbar or cervical problems. This type of back pain treatment generally consists of a strong anti-inflammatory medicine along with a local anesthetic to provide pain relief. These injections may be placed in various areas along the spine depending on the source of the pain. All procedures are performed under fluoroscopy, an imaging technique, to assure proper placement of the needle. While there are certain back problems that may require back surgery, often times it is not necessary. These spinal injections are back pain treatments that are considered to be more conservative, back surgery alternatives that can provide optimal pain relief and help patients maximize physical function.

Diagnostics and Treatment for Back Pain Relief

The spine is an intricate structure that consists of vertebrae, discs, ligaments and nerves that transmit signals to other areas of the body. Thus what we call back pain can actually occur in the neck or the tailbone and even radiate to the arms and hands or legs and feet, depending on the specifics of the injury or spinal condition. For example, the sacroiliac joint is in the buttocks area where the lumbosacral spine joins the pelvis, so inflammation in this joint would cause pain in the lower back and buttocks area. Alternately, the lumbar sympathetic chain is a group of nerves that control the legs and feet, so the pain that presents in these limbs of the body can be transmitted from pain signals in nerve tissue on the spine. The physiatrists at Peachtree Spine may perform or require results from procedures such as electromyopgrahy or an MRI in order to diagnose the cause of a patient's pain and then determine the back pain treatments necessary for that individual. Physiatrists often find that the answer to the prominent question, "Do I need back surgery?" is no – back surgery alternatives can provide the relief many patients seek. Peachtree Spine's back pain treatments focus on rehabilitation, injections and modalities other than chronic pain medicine management. Yet regardless of the cause of the pain, from automotive injury, to deterioration due to old age, the physicians at Peachtree Spine can determine the back pain treatments that are relevant to the patient's needs.

All back pain treatments are performed at Peachtree Spine's facilities, providing the ultimate level of comfort for patients. Peachtree Spine prides itself on both the patient care it provides through its back pain treatments, and also the customer service it demonstrates. Patients have access to their doctors should they have medical concerns or questions about their back pain treatments and all patients are treated with the ultimate care and compassion.