Nonsurgical treatments may help some people manage knee pain. Options include physical therapy, corticosteroid injections, hyaluronic acid injections, and genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) is another option that is still being studied. Knee pain can make stairs, walking, and getting up from a...
Many people with chronic neck pain are able to manage their symptoms without surgery. Nonsurgical options such as physical therapy, medications, cervical epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, and radiofrequency ablation may help reduce pain and improve movement for some patients. Chronic neck pain can affect...
If you have recently been told you have degenerative disc disease, you are likely sitting with a lot of questions and possibly a fair amount of fear. The name alone sounds serious. It sounds permanent. It sounds like the beginning of a long road toward...
When you have been dealing with chronic neck or back pain, getting to the right treatment can feel like navigating a maze. You may have heard of facet injections. You may have heard of radiofrequency ablation sometimes called rhizotomy. You may have even...
If you live in North Dallas and struggle with chronic low back or neck pain, especially when twisting, bending backward, or getting up from a chair, the issue may be coming from your facet joints, which are the small connections at the back of your spine. When conservative treatments such...
If you struggle with chronic neck or back pain caused by inflamed spinal joints — especially pain that worsens when you twist or bend backward — you may have heard about Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA), sometimes called Rhizotomy. Unlike standard steroid injections that reduce inflammation for only a few...
If you’re living with chronic back or neck pain, your pain management specialist may recommend one of two common procedures: the Epidural Steroid Injection (ESI) or Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA), often called Rhizotomy. Both treatments can significantly reduce discomfort — but they work in very different ways. Think of ESI as a fast-acting,...