Non Surgical Treatment of Neck & Back pain

Back and neck pain can often be successfully treated with a combination of focused physical therapy, pain medications, and when necessary, spinal injections. For some, back and neck pain can be healed at home, using simple treatments and by adjusting body mechanics. Others may eventually need surgery. Your physician will recommend surgical treatment if non-surgical approaches do not work.

Your treatment plan will be individually selected based on your needs and goals for therapy. Our physical therapists and pain psychologists will work one-on-one with you to keep you moving and take your mind off any pain.

Managing Back and Neck Pain

Non-surgical treatment may include a combination of:

Activity modification

Exercise

Relaxation techniques, breathing exercises and mindful meditation

The use of medications

Interventional techniques such as nerve blocks (spinal injections)

Epidural injections in the lumbar and cervical spine

Nerve killing procedures such as radiofrequency ablation

Infusion pumps that deliver medications straight into the spinal canal (used mostly for cancer pain)

Kyphoplasty, which is a procedure where cement is injected to repair vertebral compression fractures

Neuromodulation, which involves spinal cord stimulators

Behavioral medicine techniques

Physical therapy

Fluoroscopic-guided (X-ray) injections

Pain psychology

Referrals for acupuncture when necessary, as well as counseling on how individuals can implement holistic and wellness lifestyle practices that help alleviate chronic pain