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Lower back pain, particularly if severe, can affect your normal daily functions and quality of life. About 70 to 85 percent of people will be affected from back pain at some time in their lives. Unfortunately, many of these cases of back pain become chronic and refractory to many forms of lower back pain treatments. We specialize in evaluation and management of challenging cases, which have failed many lower back pain treatment modalities including surgery. We offer our patients state-of-the-art, highly-specialized interventional pain management options. Our track record of excellence on effective lower back pain treatment that has helped improve the lives of many of our patients. In addition to back pain treatment, we offer evaluation and treatment for neck and back pain , migraines, carpal tunnel syndrome, sciatica and post laminectomy syndrome (failed back surgery syndrome).
Lower back pain treatments at our clinics may utilize a variety of sophisticated techniques other than surgery. The main goal of our approach is to reduce pain, strengthen the spine and help restore its proper function trying to avoid surgery or narcotics whenever possible. Our general approach in the implementation minimally invasive techniques is their efficacy. Our general policy is that if a treatment is “better than a placebo” as shown in controlled clinical trials and better than other treatments for a certain painful condition, as well as safe, it will then be included as part of our lower back pain treatment program. We emphasize individual patient care and do not believe in the “one size fits all” types of lower back pain treatment (such as “laser surgery”, non-surgical decompression, etc.). Depending upon various factors (such as age, health, medical history, extent of the condition, tolerance for medications, etc.), Dr. Pappolla and his team will find the best treatment tailored to the particular patient’s condition.
Dr. Pappolla is an MD with medical residencies and fellowships training in multiple areas including Pain Medicine (Anesthesia-based) and Neurology as well as Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology. In addition, he holds active board certifications in five disciplines of medicine and has served as a consultant for the National Institutes of Health for over 20 years. He works closely with local orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, family practice doctors and internal medicine doctors to assist in the management of challenging cases. We also accept patients without a referral.
If you are suffering from severe lower back pain, we can help you find the right lower back pain treatment that will alleviate the pain and help you regain a normal lifestyle. For more information on lower back pain treatment, contact our office for an appointment at 832-448-0706 or make it on line here.
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Understanding Lower Back Pain Treatment
[Posted on October 25]
Back pain is one of those things that can make life literally unbearable. You cannot or find it hard to sit or stand or even lie down for long periods of time when you are having pain in the back area. In many cases, it may take several tests to determine what is causing your back pain. The frustrations of suffering from back pain are many and anyone who has ever experienced chronic back pain knows just how painful and frustrating it can be. At the Texas Pain Clinic, we understand your pain and frustration. We know just how confusing it can be to understand lower back pain and lower back pain treatment.
Suffering from lower back pain can be caused by a variety of conditions and injuries. If you have experienced severe lower back pain for more than just a few weeks then you may feel as if you will never get relief. We can help you to better understand the various lower back pain treatment options and ensure that you choose the option that is best for you. Not everyone will benefit from the same treatment. Each back pain is unique just as each person is unique and finding the treatment that will work for you depends on a wide range of factors.
We can help you to better understand the treatment options that are available to you and to choose an option that will produce the best results. We want to ensure that you understand the mechanisms underlying your pain and help you to recover function and obtain lower back pain relief without surgery- if possible. Treatment options for lower back, neck, hand and arm pain and migraines and other conditions can vary from person to person. Please browse through our site and download our free pain report where we discuss more details and examples of how different causes can present with similar symptoms but yet, require different treatments.
It is very important that you fully understand your own unique condition in order for you to participate in the selection of the best treatment options for your individual case. We can help you to work through the mounds of confusing information regarding back pain and treatment options and ensure that you choose the option that is best for your own individual pain relief. For more information please contact us directly or browse our site for more information.
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