Spine Injuries

PERSONAL INJURY CARE

Spine Injury Pain Management

We use our spines for everything and it’s an especially vulnerable part of the body, making spine injuries all too common. People frequently suffer spine injuries at work, in auto accidents or due to seemingly mundane slips and falls.

The vertebrae of the spine are divided into four separate sections: the cervical spine (neck), the thoracic spine (mid back), lumbar spine (low back) and the sacral spine (tail). Vertebra and discs help protect and cushion the spinal cord, but those vertebrae and discs are not impervious to degeneration, disease, damage or injury.

Degenerative disc diseases can result in pressure being put on the sensitive spinal nerves, causing severe chronic pain. This pressure on nerves in the spine can cause pain that radiates into other parts of the body. Compressed or pinched nerve roots in the lower back might cause pain to radiate down into the legs and hips along the sciatic nerve. Pinched spinal nerves in the neck can cause pain, tingling and numbness in the shoulders, arms and hands.

The spine is a very important part of the body for both its functions as a key component of the nervous system as well as the support it provides for everyday movement. Spine injuries can result in everything from minor or major acute or chronic pain to full or partial disability.

Managing spine injuries is rarely straightforward. In many cases patients will require a multidisciplinary approach that combines the expertise of chiropractors, neurologist, physical therapists, orthopedists and pain management specialists.

At Atlas Spine & Rehab we have spine experts who are committed to developing effective pain management strategies for people who are experiencing serious back pain. Our treatments include highly effective fluoroscopy guided corticosteroid and regenerative injections to special orthosis devices and non-invasive electrical stimulation therapies.

Not every spine injury pain management strategy works for every patient. We’ll take all the time necessary to understand and evaluate your back pain and the source of your problem to develop a customized strategy for dealing with the pain stemming from your spine injury.