Have you experienced a fall, motor vehicle accident or an impact during sports and now have chest pain? If so, you may be suffering from a rib fracture. The physicians at OPTIMAL Pain & Regenerative Medicine® specialize in a rib fracture treatment called intercostal nerve block. This procedure can help patients living in the Arlington, […]
OPTIMAL Pain & Regenerative Medicine® offers spinal cord stimulation for angina to patients suffering from angina pectoris in the Dallas, Arlington and Fort Worth, Texas area. If you have a feeling of pressure or a squeezing in your chest, it may be angina pectoris. It can feel like a heart attack, but often it is […]
Lower back and shooting leg pain can be extremely debilitating and effect quality of life. In some cases, lower back pain can be caused from the sacroiliac (SI) joint. To diagnose and treat this type of pain, a SI joint injection, also known as a sacroiliac joint block, can be used. OPTIMAL Pain & Regenerative […]
The human knee is put through a lot of stress during everyday activities. Even though the knee is the largest and strongest joint in the body, it is still prone to osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis of the knee is the most common form of arthritis found in the knee. This disorder can cause chronic knee pain, swelling […]
Medial branch nerves are the very small nerve branches that communicate pain caused by the facet joints in the spine. These nerves do not control any muscles or sensation in the arms or legs. They are located along a bony groove in the low back and neck and over a bone in the mid back.
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Spinal fractures can be extremely painful and hinder everyday life. Depending on the location and severity of the spinal fracture a number of painful symptoms can occur. OPTIMAL Pain & Regenerative Medicine® offers an innovative, minimally invasive surgical procedure known as vertebroplasty to patients suffering from a spinal fracture in the Dallas, Ft. Worth and […]
The stellate ganglion is a collection of nerves found at the last vertebra of the neck. These nerves are part of the sympathetic nervous system and supply the arms and face. If the stellate ganglion nerves are traumatized or infected, a patient may experience pain. In order to alleviate this pain, a nerve block needs […]
Rhizotomy treatment is done to treat pain caused by the facet joints by creating a lesion or burn in the pain fibers to the facet joint, also known as the medial branch of the posterior primary ramus. The purpose of radiofrequency lesioning of the medial branch nerves is to decrease pain and improve function. This […]
Are you experiencing pain in your buttock or numbness and tingling down the back of your leg and into your foot? You may have piriformis syndrome. For those seeking a more conservative treatment option for piriformis pain, OPTIMAL Pain & Regenerative Medicine® offers a piriformis injection to patients living in the Dallas, Ft. Worth, Arlington […]
Almost all individuals will experience abdominal pain at some point in their lives. In most cases, the pain can be diagnosed and treated quickly for a non-threatening illness. In other cases, the pain may be a sign of a more serious illness such as cancer, adhesions or chronic pancreatitis. If a patient suffers from one […]
