Diagnostic and Strategic Pain Procedures
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Our spine team wants to help you understand why you are in physical pain and what to do next.
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Diagnostic and Strategic Pain Procedures
Whether diagnostic pain procedures are the best option, a non-surgical pain treatment or regenerative medicine, we are confident you are in the right place and we will take great care of you!
Our Surgeons and Pain Specialists specialize in determining and treating the root cause of pain with Diagnostic Pain Procedures and Nerve Ablations. It’s safe and effective.
A diagnostic pain injection is also referred to as a Medial Nerve Branch Block. In our practice, the first step in treating chronic spine pain is to make an accurate diagnosis, which starts by listening to the patient. Our Pain Specialists will review your medical history, perform a physical examination, and evaluate imaging studies before recommending treatments or performing procedures.
We have answers and options to relieve pain from Herniated Discs, Disc Bulges, Spinal Stenosis, Sciatica, Pinched Nerve, Annular Disc Tear, Degenerative Disc disease, Spondylosis/Spine Arthritis, Radiculopathy, Bone Spurs/Osteophytes and Facet Joint Syndrome.
Free Pain Screening Quiz
Pain presents itself in many different ways, at different times and in many cases is triggered by specific activities. Arizona Pain Treatment Centers will be happy to answer your questions in conjunction with a personal phone call follow up with one of our doctors. Please answer the questions as accurately as possible.
Free Pain Screening Quiz
Could this be your answer to relieve pain from:
- Herniated discs
- Disc bulges
- Inflamed facet joints
- Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Arthritis
How We Can Help
Our Surgeons and Pain Specialists specialize in determining and treating the root cause of pain with Diagnostic Pain Procedures and Nerve Ablations. It’s safe and effective.
A diagnostic pain injection is also referred to as a Medial Nerve Branch Block. In our practice, the first step in treating chronic spine pain is to make an accurate diagnosis, which starts by listening to the patient. Our Pain Specialists will review your medical history, perform a physical examination, and evaluate imaging studies before recommending treatments or performing procedures.
MRI, CT, or other imaging studies in most cases help to make a diagnosis. While the results can provide important information, they do not always explain the causes of chronic pain. Many people with abnormalities showing in their imaging studies such as degenerative disc disease, arthritis, stenosis, disc bulges and herniated discs, do not have any pain, while some people with normal imaging studies have severe pain. The medical history and physical examination are crucial to help us decide whether what we see in radiology studies is causing pain.
When the diagnosis is not clear, diagnostic injections may be useful. They are also called Medial Nerve Branch Blocks. This safe 15-minute procedure involves placing numbing medication into a part of the spine that appears to be the root cause of pain and observing the effect on your symptoms. If a structure in your back is very tender when we inject it, or if the pain subsides after a structure is numbed up, that may be the cause of your pain.
What To Expect
Since 1997, our multi-disciplinary team has been helping our community and changing lives.
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During your complimentary phone consultation with our Doctor, you will receive a personal one-on-one conversation about the symptoms you are currently experiencing and discover how we can be the perfect fit for you.
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This appointment is the next step in discovering the new treatments and procedures that we successfully offer every day. Our diverse team brings to you the latest techniques and an array of options for treatment.
Begin your new life of Health and Healing
Our care is ‘backed’ by our entire team and we are now ready to take amazing care of you! From Non-Surgical Procedures and Non-Steroidal Injections to custom Muscle Work Treatments, we promise you won’t be disappointed.
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