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What are the benefits of the Intracept Procedure? The Intracept Procedure has been proven to reduce pain and improve activity in most people with vertebrogenic back pain. Studies show the effectiveness and safety of the Intracept Procedure. 65% of patients reported 50% improvement in their pain following the treatment. Additionally, a majority of patients reported an improvement in their ability to return to daily activities.    What are the risks and side effects of the Intracept Procedure? As with any medical procedure, there are risks, but the Intracept Procedure has an impressive safety profile. We always recommend patients speak to their...

Percutaneous Lumbar Decompression is a safe and effective treatment option for patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, providing a minimally invasive alternative to traditional spine surgery. Patients with ligamentum flavum hypertrophy and neurogenic claudication should be evaluated for Percutaneous Lumbar Decompression as soon as epidural steroid injection efficacy declines.

Real-World Data from Over 6,100 Patients Corroborates Significant Pain Reduction from Prior Prospective Studies for Patients Treated with SPRINT® PNS   Cleveland, Ohio – May 17, 2023 – SPR® Therapeutics announced the publication of a comprehensive real-world retrospective data analysis of over 6,100 patients demonstrating significant pain relief following 60-day percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) treatment with the SPRINT® PNS System in the journal Pain Physician.   Real-world data offer important insights into the effectiveness of a treatment in standard clinical practice outside of a controlled research environment. With a broad range of targeted body regions and peripheral nerves treated,...

Dr. Brandon Van Noord is a double board-certified anesthesiologist and pain management doctor affiliated with Sharp HealthCare. Dr. Noord’s goal is to help patients effectively manage their pain and achieve functional restoration. He aims to use procedural interventions to improve function in order to decrease the need for opioids. To learn more about Dr. Noord, visit https://www.sharp.com/san-diego-doctors/dr-brandon-van-noord-82069  

Spinal Cord Stimulation is indicated for chronic, intractable pain. A spinal cord stimulator is like a pacemaker for the spine. It uses electricity to modulate the pain signals. There are several different waveforms or different ways to deliver electricity to the spinal cord. Traditionally, SCS delivered constant tonic stimulation to mask the pain signals. More recently, the Burst waveform was developed which mimics how the nerves naturally fire.  This waveform is paresthesia free. Brain imaging has shown that burst stimulation modulates both the medial pain pathway that processes the emotional aspect of pain and lateral pain pathway that processes pain...

Relieve Pain Center is now offering a new treatment for lumbar degenerative disc disease. Via Disc NP is a nucleus pulposus allograft intended to restore a patient’s degenerated lumbar disc. The treatment is non-surgical and minimally invasive. The disc allograft is delivered through a spinal needle under Fluoroscopy (XR) guidance. The recently published VAST Clinical Trial demonstrated a 78% decrease in pain scores at 12 months following treatment. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7188098/ https://gotviadisc.com/