Helping to Relieve Your Lingering Back Pain

The American Academy of Neurological Surgeons estimates that 75 to 85 percent of Americans will experience some form of back pain during their lifetime.

Although 90 percent of this pain is temporary and can be treated with rest and over-the-counter medications, some back pain can persist. Back pain lasting longer than 12 weeks is considered chronic and requires specialized treatment.

Back pain can present in multiple ways; as localized stiffness, soreness, aching, or shooting pains down your legs, all due to varied triggers. The conditions listed below are among the most common.

  • Bulging or herniated discs
  • Loss of disc space
  • Arthritis
  • Sciatic nerve irritation
  • Sprains
  • Strains
  • Fractures

Some of the conditions above require surgical intervention, but many can be treated more conservatively. Whether you need surgery or not, our expert physicians and staff can help ease your discomfort with the help of treatment options such as injections and physical therapy referrals, as well as conservative and sparing medication management.

Lingering Back Pain

Whether you’ve had a lingering injury or undergone extensive back surgery Blue Ridge Pain Management is here to help.

Call us at 828-350-9310 for more information about how we can help you achieve relief from chronic pain.

Treatments for Back Pain

COOLIEF RFA

COOLIEF RFA is a great option for individuals who suffer from: Knee pain (specifically osteoarthritis) Chronic back pain Hip pain Like other RFA treatments, COOLIEF works by cauterizing a gap in the nerves that communicate pain. COOLIEF uses sterile water-cooled technology and has been proven to treat larger areas in a safer manner.

Epidurals

Epidurals are nerve block injections that directly target the body’s pain receptors that carry pain signals to the brain.  By only blocking the nerves that carry pain signals to the brain, you will still have feeling and movement in the areas of the body that you received the injection.  An epidural steroid injection often does…

Neuromodulation

By using electrical currents to alter(modulate) nerve activity in the spinal column and disrupt pain signal, we can drastically reduce cervical, lumbar, and thoracic pain symptoms, including radiating pain to the extremities. Some of the benefits of neuromodulation include: A precisely targeted non-surgical reduction in pain. Fewer pain medications. Successful neuromodulation can greatly reduce, or…

Other Injections

Blue Ridge Pain Management specializes in administering pain-relieving injections through minimally invasive procedures, effectively stopping painful nerve signals in their tracks. Learn more about the injections we offer. Some of these treatments include: Botox injections: Many people know Botox injections are used to hide facial imperfections that come with age. However, Botox is also used…

Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy

PRP injections use tissues from your platelets to stimulate the growth of new cells. Because these tissues come from your blood, there is a higher probability of success compared to tissues from outside sources. Some of the areas PRP therapy treats includes: Tendons Ligaments Muscles Joints While success is not always guaranteed, the chances of…

Radiofrequency Ablation

RFA can drastically reduce cervical, lumbar, and thoracic pain symptoms.