Millions of Americans suffer from chronic low back pain, making even the most basic of everyday activities challenging and frustrating. For those who have tried treatments like physical therapy, medications, injections, or even surgery without lasting relief, there is an innovative new option that I am excited to be able to offer my patients: the Intracept Procedure.
The Intracept Procedure is a minimally invasive outpatient procedure designed for people with a specific type of low back pain called vertebrogenic pain. People who experience vertebrogenic pain often describe their pain as being in the middle of their lower back with pain made worse with activities like prolonged sitting, bending forward, or lifting. It is often caused by degenerative changes along the endplates of the bones of our spine, known as the vertebrae, due to normal wear and tear of everyday life. The pain is transmitted by a nerve inside the vertebrae called the basivertebral nerve, which carries pain signals to the brain when the bone is irritated or damaged.
The Intracept Procedure involves heating the basivertebral nerve with a small radiofrequency probe to disrupt the vertebrogenic pain signals being sent to the brain. The procedure is quick, minimally invasive, long-lasting, and all done on an outpatient basis with a brief recovery period. Unlike some major surgeries, the procedure is implant-free and still preserves the overall structure of the spine. Numerous research studies have shown the Intracept Procedure to be an effective and reliable treatment for vertebrogenic low back pain.
For those who are still struggling with chronic low back pain that hasn’t improved with other treatments, I recommend talking to a pain specialist trained and certified to provide the Intracept Procedure to see if this cutting-edge therapy might be right for you.
For more information on The Intracept Procedure or to schedule an appointment, visit www.regenerativespines.com or call 404-618-0995.