Introduction to Non-surgical Articles

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People with back problems have many treatment options, including choices for therapy that do not involve surgery. From pain management to spinal injections, from implantable devices to complementary and alternative medicine, people with back problems have numerous conservative treatments to consider that may potentially delay or even prevent spinal surgery.

This section describes some of the most frequently used non-surgical treatments, including how the therapy works, who might benefit most from it, and what a typical patient should expect from the therapy. We recommend patients use this information as a basis on which to discuss non-surgical treatment options with their physicians.
 

• Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)
• Is Pain Management Right for You?
• Spinal Bracing
• Selective Nerve Root Block
• Sacroiliac Joint Injection
• Physical Therapy
• Peripheral Nerve Root Block
• What is Pain Management?
• Spinal Pump (Intrathecal Pump)
• Medications
• Radiofrequency (RF) Rhizotomy – RF Neurotomy
• Lumbar (Low Back) Epidural Injection
• Lumbar (Low Back) Bracing
• How Do Spinal Injections Help?
• Chiropractic Care
• Cervical (Neck) Epidural Injection
• Acupuncture
• Spinal Decompression Machines