We offer a full range of tests and treatments, with emphasis on the most conservative options first. Our goal is to reduce pain, restore function and improve your quality of life with as little intervention possible.
Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections (ESIs) can be highly effective in managing and treating lower back and radiating leg pain. ESIs do not treat the underlying…
Facet Joint Blocks (or Injections) and Selective Nerve Root Blocks (or Injections) are used both diagnostically and therapeutically. A local anesthetic and steroid are injected…
Radio Frequency Ablation, is a non-invasive intervention used to provide temporary relief from neck and back pain. This procedure uses heat generated by radio waves…
Trigger Point Injections are common and effective pain treatments for muscle spasms and knots, often in the areas of the upper back and behind the…
Occipital nerves stretch from your neck to the back of your head and scalp. At SSIP, we inject steroids and a local anesthetic along occipital…
Intercostal Nerve Blocks are a protocol for relieving pain that has a proven track record for success. Once the block is administered, the patient feels…
A selective nerve root block is a procedure that is used diagnostically to identify whether a spinal nerve is the generator of pain. Additionally, coincident…
The lumbar sympathetic (nerve) chain is located along the anterior (front) surface of the lumbar vertebral bodies and contains nerve fibers to the pelvis and…
There are many different kinds of percutaneous discectomy procedures. All of them use small instruments that are inserted between the vertebrae and into the middle…
Spinal cord stimulation (also called SCS) uses electrical impulses to relieve chronic pain of the back, arms and legs. It is believed that electrical pulses…
