Minimally invasive procedures
The pain specialists at MK Spine and Joint Rehab in Garden City offer many cutting-edge, minimally invasive procedures to help alleviate your pain, recover faster, and get back to living your life sooner.
Minimally Invasive Procedures for Pain Relief in Garden city, NY
Pain relief can be achieved through a number of minimally invasive procedures. There isn’t a single procedure that can eliminate all pain, though. A medication that eases headaches, osteoarthritis, or chronic back pain may not necessarily help with fibromyalgia or neuropathy pain. To find the ideal combination of treatments that are effective for each patient, it is occasionally necessary to test out several strategies.
Less invasive than open surgery, minimally invasive procedures use a variety of modern, cutting-edge techniques.
Surgery is by nature invasive, and procedures requiring significant incisions are frequently referred to as “open surgery.” Conversely, minimally invasive techniques typically restrict the size of the incision, which leads to less discomfort, a shortened healing time, and fewer complications.
If you’re suffering from chronic pain, the pain specialists at MK Spine & Joint Rehab may be able to help with one of our many minimally invasive treatment options. Many procedures can be done in-office and have quick recovery times so you can get back to living a life without pain.
Common Minimally Invasive Treatment Options for Chronic Pain
For the treatment of chronic pain, there are numerous options. When it comes to treating chronic pain, many people typically think of oral and topical medications. The use of oral medications and their negative side effects is not necessary for some minimally invasive pain management techniques.
Some of the minimally invasive treatment options we offer at MK Spine & Joint Rehab in Garden City, Long Island include:
Chronic pain injections
Injection therapies for chronic pain come in many forms and treat a variety of symptoms. The injection frequently uses X-ray guidance and is given as an outpatient procedure. Trigger point injections, epidural steroid injections, selective nerve root blocks, facet joint blocks, facet rhizotomies, and sacroiliac joint blocks are a few examples of injection types.
spinal cord stimulation (SCS)
In order to treat certain kinds of pain, a procedure called spinal cord stimulation (SCS) can be used which involves attaching electrodes close to the spinal cord.
pain pump
This pain relief device has a reservoir of painkillers and a pump that delivers the drugs through a catheter to a precise location close to the spinal cord. Patients who have tried other pain relief options without success or who cannot tolerate oral medications can benefit from this system.
Nerve Ablation
In order to alleviate specific types of chronic pain, this procedure involves the ablation (destruction) of nerves. The nerves are destroyed to stop the pain signals from being sent. There are various methods for cutting off nerves, such as radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, neurotomy, and rhizotomy. The procedure, which typically needs to be repeated, provides semi-permanent pain relief because the nerves regenerate.
Nerve Block
By injecting nerve blocking medicine into a particular body part, pain may be able to be alleviated. A nerve block is what is injected with this medication to numb the nerves.
VIA Disc for Degenerated Discs
VIA Disc is an injectable, non-surgical allograft that restores disc function by using micronized disc material and allogeneic tissue. It is a tried-and-true procedure that has been demonstrated in clinical studies to repair degenerative disc damage while also offering significant pain relief and improved function.
Percutaneous Decompression for disc herniations
Percutaneous disc decompression, also known as nucleoplasty, is a minimally invasive, fluoroscope image-guided discectomy procedure used to treat leg and back pain brought on by herniated discs. A doctor performs percutaneous disc decompression, which releases pressure on the nerves by removing a small amount of disc tissue under image guidance. This procedure can help patients feel less pain and regain mobility.
MILD procedure for Spinal stenosis
The MILD procedure, also known as minimally invasive lumbar decompression, is a cutting-edge procedure used to safely and effectively treat lumbar spinal stenosis, a common cause of low back and leg pain.
Intracept procedure for spine degenerative changes
With the Intracept procedure, the doctor makes a 3 to 5 mm incision in the lower back and inserts a radiofrequency probe to access the basivertebral nerve trunk at the vertebral center. The nerve is desensitized by heat applied through the probe, which prevents it from transmitting pain signals.
Looking for Relief for you pain?
One of our minimally invasive treatment options at MK Spine & Joint Rehab may be exactly what you need. Contact us today to schedule an appointment.