Interventional Pain Management & Ortho-Spine Center 
A patient may arrive at a pain clinic after months of neck or low back pain, normal-looking days interrupted by sharp flares, and little improvement from exercise, medication, or other conservative care. Imaging may show several age-related changes, but it often can't identify which finding is generating the pain. That uncertainty is where a medial … Read more
A person with scoliosis may reach a frustrating point: the curve is worsening, pain interrupts sleep, standing for work takes more effort, and physical therapy or medication no longer restores normal activity. Yet the decision about scoliosis correction surgery rarely comes down to whether an X-ray can look straighter. The more important question is whether … Read more
Could chronic back pain be coming from a structure other than the lumbar spine, and could the success of treatment depend more on which nerves are targeted and how they're treated than on the procedure's name? That question matters for anyone considering sacroiliac joint radiofrequency ablation, because the procedure doesn't work identically for every patient … Read more
You've just left the clinic after radiofrequency ablation, and the questions often begin once the monitoring ends. Is soreness expected? Can normal movement make the treatment less effective? Is returning to work tomorrow reasonable, or should the body have more time? The procedure may be over, but radiofrequency ablation recovery time is still unfolding. For … Read more
Months or years of burning leg pain, electric shocks in the back, or sensitivity that makes clothing unbearable can leave a person feeling trapped between medications, injections, physical therapy, and another operation. The question often becomes less about whether the pain is serious and more about whether there is a sensible next step that could … Read more
A patient may wake after lumbar surgery expecting the old pain to be gone, only to find the incision healing while an ache, burning leg sensation, or electric jolt remains. Six weeks later, the question can feel frighteningly simple: Why does the pain from back surgery continue if the operation was supposed to fix the … Read more
A person can go to bed with a mildly stiff shoulder and wake at 3 a.m. with a deep, hot ache that no position relieves. For many adults, that sudden change raises an understandable fear: does the shoulder need surgery, or can the calcium be removed another way? The answer depends on what the deposit … Read more
A person can spend weeks doing physical therapy, changing pillows, taking medication, and trying to work around persistent neck pain, only to hear that an MRI looks “normal for age.” That experience is frustrating, but it doesn't mean the pain is imaginary or untreatable. A cervical facet joint can generate substantial pain even when imaging … Read more
Initial healing after wrist surgery takes about 6 weeks, but most patients continue improving for 3 to 12 months, depending on the procedure. The wrist may be safe for carefully chosen daily tasks before it has regained normal movement, endurance, or strength. A patient often reaches the first follow-up appointment with a protected wrist, swollen … Read more
A sharp electric shock at the base of the skull can be followed by a strange sense that the room is tilting, especially when the head turns. Many patients describe this combination after long periods of desk work, neck strain, whiplash, or an unexplained flare of head pain. They're often told the dizziness must be … Read more