John Smirniotopoulos MD, MSa b, Neil Jain DOb, Emily Kim BSc, Chadi Abouassaly MDd, Christine Trankiem MDd, Daniel Marchalik MD, […]
An artery-based treatment for stubborn heel pain that hasn’t responded to the usual measures.
Persistent plantar fasciitis — heel and arch pain that hasn’t eased with rest, stretching, orthotics, or injections.
A thin catheter delivers tiny particles to the small vessels feeding the inflamed plantar fascia, gently reducing the abnormal blood flow behind the pain.
Outpatient with same-day discharge; relief can build over the following weeks.
A treatment that quiets the sensory nerves carrying pain from the shoulder joint.
Chronic shoulder pain, often for people who aren’t ready for or wish to avoid surgery.
Guided by imaging, radiofrequency energy is applied to the small nerves around the shoulder so they stop relaying the pain signal.
Quick outpatient procedure with relief that can last many months.
An artery-based treatment for stubborn shoulder pain and stiffness.
Persistent shoulder pain from conditions like rotator-cuff tendinopathy or frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis).
A catheter guides tiny particles to the inflamed vessels around the shoulder, gently reducing the abnormal blood flow that fuels the pain.
Outpatient with same-day discharge; improvement in pain and stiffness can build over the following weeks.
A treatment that quiets the sensory nerves carrying pain from the hip joint.
Chronic hip pain, often for people who aren’t candidates for or wish to avoid hip surgery.
Guided by imaging, radiofrequency energy is applied to the small nerves around the hip so they stop relaying the pain signal.
Quick outpatient procedure with relief that can last many months.
A treatment for the nagging pain on the outer hip that comes from stubborn bursitis.
Persistent pain over the outside of the hip (greater trochanteric pain) that hasn’t responded to rest, therapy, or injections.
Through a catheter, tiny particles reduce the abnormal blood flow feeding the inflamed tissue around the bursa, helping settle the pain at its source.
Outpatient with same-day discharge and a short recovery.
An artery-based treatment that eases chronic hip pain by calming inflamed joint tissue.
Ongoing hip pain from osteoarthritis, or pain that has lingered after prior hip surgery.
A catheter delivers tiny particles to the vessels feeding the inflamed hip joint, gently reducing the excess blood flow behind the pain.
Outpatient with same-day discharge and a short recovery.
A needle-based treatment that quiets the sensory nerves carrying pain from the knee.
Chronic knee pain from arthritis, often for people who aren’t ready for or want to avoid surgery.
Guided by imaging, radiofrequency energy is applied to the small genicular nerves around the knee so they stop relaying the pain signal to the brain.
Quick outpatient procedure. Relief can last many months, and it can be repeated over time if needed.
A newer, artery-based treatment that calms the inflammation driving knee osteoarthritis pain.
Persistent knee pain from osteoarthritis — especially for people hoping to delay or avoid a knee replacement.
A thin catheter is guided through a small wrist or groin access to the tiny vessels feeding the inflamed joint lining, where microscopic particles gently reduce that excess blood flow.
Outpatient with same-day discharge. Most people resume normal activity quickly; relief can build over the following weeks.
A targeted treatment for stubborn tailbone and deep pelvic pain, working through a small nerve bundle at the base of the spine.
Chronic tailbone pain (coccydynia) and certain types of deep pelvic or perineal pain that haven’t eased with cushions, therapy, or other measures.
Guided by imaging, a diagnostic block first confirms the ganglion impar is the pain source; if it brings relief, neurolysis then quiets that nerve bundle for longer-lasting benefit.
Quick outpatient procedure. Many people feel relief soon after, with lasting benefit when neurolysis is used.
A treatment for pain coming from the sacroiliac joint, where the spine meets the pelvis.
Low back, buttock, or hip-area pain that traces to the SI joint, usually confirmed first with a diagnostic block.
Using image guidance, radiofrequency energy calms the small nerves that carry pain from the SI joint.
Outpatient, with a short recovery and relief that can last many months.
A treatment that quiets the small nerves carrying pain from the spine’s facet joints.
Chronic back or neck pain coming from the facet joints, typically confirmed first with a diagnostic nerve block.
Guided by X-ray, radiofrequency energy is applied to the medial branch nerves so they stop relaying the pain signal from the facet joints.
Quick outpatient procedure. Relief can last many months, and the treatment can be repeated if the nerves regrow over time.
A gentle way to relieve the leg and back pain of spinal stenosis — without hardware or a large operation.
Symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis, such as back and leg pain that worsens with standing or walking, driven by thickened ligament crowding the spinal canal.
Through a tiny opening, thickened ligament tissue is removed to relieve pressure on the nerves — no implants and no general anesthesia in most cases.
Outpatient, with most people back to light activity within a few days.
A treatment to stabilize a painful spinal compression fracture and help restore the vertebra’s natural height.
Painful compression fractures of the spine, often related to osteoporosis, that cause sudden or persistent back pain.
Through a small puncture, a balloon gently restores the collapsed vertebra’s shape, and a specialized cement is placed to stabilize it — no open incision.
Many people feel meaningful pain relief within a day. It’s an outpatient procedure with a short recovery.
A treatment for chronic low back pain that comes from within the vertebra itself — a specific type of pain your doctor can often see on an MRI.
Ongoing low back pain linked to changes in the vertebral endplates (often called Modic changes) that hasn’t eased with therapy or other measures.
Using X-ray guidance, a small probe is guided into the vertebra and gentle radiofrequency energy quiets the basivertebral nerve carrying the pain signal — without affecting the disc or spinal joints.
Done as an outpatient. Most people go home the same day and return to everyday activity within a few days.
