Are there non-surgical procedures (physiatry) to help with my neck pain?
If initial measures fail to secure significant relief from pain and/or significant progress toward the patient’s functional goals, more aggressive, spine interventions should be considered. Given the health risks associated with long-term use of any medication, particularly NSAIDS or narcotics, these procedures are worthy of consideration. At the New England Musculoskeletal Institute and the Comprehensive Spine Center, the following injection therapies are used together with electro diagnostic studies both as diagnostic tools and to directly administer medications to the source of pain. • Selective nerve root blocks provide relief for leg and arm pain due to pinched or irritable nerve root caused by disc protrusion or canal narrowing. • Facet joint injections relieve low back pain. • Sacroiliac injections address low back pain caused by dysfunction of these joints. • Transforaminal steroid injections alleviate neck and low back pain arising from degenerative discs. • Lumber discogram t
