Pain Relief
Get real relief from many painful conditions
Metro Spine will work with you to achieve the highest level of pain relief possible. Your care starts with a thorough exam and high-tech electrodiagnostic testing to precisely identify the source of your pain. Next, we’ll create a customized treatment plan incorporating both nonsurgical pain relief treatments and physical therapy for optimal results.
Besides back, neck and arthritic joint pain, we treat a wide variety of other chronic pain conditions, including:
Sciatica – Shooting pain in the buttocks and legs.
Facet syndrome – Joint disease also known as posterior joint syndrome.
sacroiliac (SI) – Joint that connects spine to pelvis.
Myofascial pain – Diffuse pain in any region of the body.
Fibromyalgia – Intense pain at tender points around the body.
Spinal stenosis – Narrowing of the spaces in the spine, resulting in compression of the nerve roots or spinal cord.
Postsurgical spinal pain – Failed back pain syndrome.
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) – Exquisite pain in the limbs resulting from nerve damage.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) – Intense burning or aching pain resulting from nerve damage.
Entrapment neuropathies – Constriction or deformation of a peripheral nerve due to injury causing pain, tingling, weakness and/or numbness.
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) – An entrapment neuropathy caused by repetitive motion.
“I was involved in a head-on collision with a drunk driver. My car was totaled and I sustained several painful injuries. Dr. Drakes’ expertise contributed to my complete recovery. I have the highest regard for my physician and colleague Dr. Drakes.” – Wanda Minnis-Dyson, MD
Proven solutions for lasting relief, without surgery
At Metro Spine, we often begin with conservative treatments like activity modification, therapeutic exercise or physical therapy. These strategies are effective for many spine, muscle and joint conditions.
For more persistent pain problems, we offer several proven nonsurgical procedures that can help resolve lingering painful conditions in the spine as well as pinched-nerve problems. We also provide effective nonsurgical care for peripheral nerve, muscle, tendon and joint problems. Some of the pain relief options we offer include:
Trigger point injections and SI joint injections – Help ease inflammation in major nerve centers.
Botox® injections – Can be used to reduce the muscle tension involved with chronic headaches, neck aches and back pain.
Prolotherapy – Also known as nonsurgical ligament reconstruction, it is a conservative treatment that causes the growth of new ligament tissue in areas where it has weakened.
Blocks, including epidural blocks – An injection of an anesthetic drug that causes loss of the ability to feel pain.
Lysis of adhesions – The process of removing scar tissue within the body to restore normal function or appearance.
Radiofrequency – A high-frequency electric field that relieves chronic pain in patients suffering from herniated disc and spinal stenosis.
Nucleoplasty – Radiowave injection for treating disc problems associated with lower back and upper leg pain.
Spinal manipulation – Hands-on adjustment of the vertebral column used to mobilize soft tissues and joints in order to modulate pain, increase joint range of motion and reduce soft-tissue swelling, inflammation or restriction.
DRX9000™ – Advanced, FDA-approved spinal decompression technology for the treatment of back pain due to degenerative disc disease and herniated or bulging discs.
Please visit our Patient Education Library to read more about Pain Relief Treatment.