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Treating back pain successfully often requires a combination of multiple therapies, such as minimally invasive surgery, physical therapy, pain medication, and massage. Understand which treatments may work for you with the links listed below.

• Visit Local10.com to learn the potential problems associated with traditional back surgery.
• Review the benefits of minimally invasive surgery in this article.
• For information on how massage helps back pain, check out SpineUniverse.com.
• The American Chiropractic Association talks about neck pain treatment.
• Read this article to learn about the anatomy of the cervical spine.

If you are suffering from back pain, schedule a consultation with SpineOne. Contact us on our website or call (720) 251-2687 for more information on our services. 

Suffering from a Pain in the Neck? Here's How SpineOne Can Help!

Neck pain is a problem that has a variety of potential sources, from sleeping in the wrong position to repetitive injuries occurring over an extended period. Depending on the cause of your pain, you may also experience stiffness, immobility, numbness throughout the upper extremities, and headaches. Your doctor will work closely with you to relieve all of your cervical spine-related symptoms using one or more of the treatment options below:

• Minimally invasive surgery: Neck pain that is sourced from physiological protrusions putting pressure on the nerves is a common problem in adult patients. Most often, the issue is disc herniation or tearing, but narrowing of the spinal column within the upper spine and bone spurs can also lead to pain. There are several minimally invasive surgical techniques to remove these types of damaged tissue and restore the health of the spine. Minimally invasive surgery requires little downtime and is relatively painless for the patient.
• Chiropractic care: Manipulating the spine by applying targeted pressure to the joints is a highly conservative form of pain management that often assists in the success of physical therapy while reducing the need for narcotic medication. Chiropractic adjustments are administered over time to continually improve the structure of the neck.
• Massage therapy: When soft tissues of the neck become injured, they need time to heal using the body’s own recovery mechanisms. This process can be accelerated with massage that stimulates blood flow to the area so that muscles and connective tissues can repair themselves. Deep tissue techniques are used in medical massage so that specific areas can be targeted.
• Epidural spinal injections: Severe and chronic neck pain may require the relief provided by steroidal injections in the cervical spine. This type of medication lasts for several weeks, and it works by reducing inflammation in the area so the nerves are under reduced pressure.

Find the right treatment for your neck pain by scheduling a consultation with SpineOne at (720) 251-2687. We offer the latest technology for the diagnosis and treatment of all conditions of the spine.

What is a Pinched Nerve?

The spine contains nerves that branch out between each vertebra. These nerves are highly sensitive to injuries of the spinal structures.

This video shows how the nerves are affected when the vertebrae are moved out of alignment. If a vertebra rotates, it can pinch the nerve and cause pain. Chiropractic work and prescription medications can relieve pain associated with a pinched nerve in the spine.

Don’t live with the pain of a pinched nerve in your back. Seek treatment from the skilled staff of SpineOne in Denver. Schedule a consultation to discuss your symptoms by visiting our website or calling (720) 251-2687. 

Want to Learn More About Spinal Conditions and Their Treatments? View These Helpful Resources from SpinalOne

Treating back pain successfully often requires a combination of multiple therapies, such as minimally invasive surgery, physical therapy, pain medication, and massage. Understand which treatments may work for you with the links listed below. 

• The Mayo Clinic reviews the diagnostic techniques used to pinpoint the source of back pain.
• Find information about disc degeneration and other related conditions at Spine-Health.com.
• Maintain a healthy posture with these tips from the Cleveland Clinic.
• Explore the damage that repetitive injuries can cause at eMedicineHealth.com.
• Facts about lower back pain are explained by the NINDS. 

If you are suffering from back pain, schedule a consultation with SpineOne. Contact us on our website or call (720) 251-2687 for more information on our services. 

How Can Endoscopic Decompression Help Your Back Pain?

In the past, treatment for severe conditions of the intervertebral discs was limited to open back surgery. This procedure does not offer a high success rate, and it requires a long period of recovery. Now there are many minimally invasive procedures available to relieve pain in the spine without large incisions, surgical complications, or the presence of scar tissue. Endoscopic decompression is one such procedure that works to relieve pressure on the nerves caused by herniated discs. Here are the steps to this highly advanced treatment solution:

1. A hollow tube is inserted through a small incision. Instead of reaching the problem site by excising muscle and other soft tissues, endoscopic decompression uses highly specialized tools guided through a tube placed in the back. A camera is used, in conjunction with x-rays, so the doctor can accurately view the surgical site.  
2. Sections of disc material are removed. The surgeon cuts away parts of the disc to relieve pressure on the nerves in the area.
3. A laser is used to shrink the remaining disc tissue. Highly concentrated light energy helps to further decompress the disc by burning away inflamed tissue while preserving the external structure of the disc. After the disc has been treated, a small bandage is placed over the incision site.

Benefits of the procedure
Unlike traditional back surgery, endoscopic decompression only requires about 40 minutes of operating time. Relief is almost immediate, as the nerves are freed from irritation. Since bleeding is highly reduced with this surgical method, there is a low risk for complications. Pain and recovery that have formerly been associated with back surgery are not present with this procedure because no muscle tissue needs to be removed.

Find out if endoscopic decompression is right for you at SpineOne. Schedule a consultation to discuss your back pain by calling (720) 251-2687 or visiting our website.