Back Pain

About 20% of Americans 18-64 have to limit their work activities due to back pain, and the problem grows more common after 65. Board-certified interventional pain medicine physician Edward Alexeev, MD, knows how debilitating back pain can be. He helps Atlantic Spine and Joint Pain Center LLC patients find the most effective and least-invasive treatments. A personalized back pain procedure puts you back on your feet and free from pain within days or weeks. Call the Manalapan, New Jersey, office or click the online booking feature to request your consultation with Dr. Alexeev.

Why is back pain hard to treat?

Your upper, middle, or lower back includes many bones, tissues, and structures, and back pain can originate within any of them. These include:

Vertebrae

The vertebrae are the bones of your spine, which create a tunnel that protects your spinal cord.

Facet joints

The facet joints connect your vertebrae. These tiny joints enable flexible spinal motion.

Discs

The intervertebral discs are cushions between vertebrae, which maintain spacing and absorb shock.

Spinal cord

The spinal cord is a lengthy collection of nerves that runs from your brain down your back.

Ligaments

Back ligaments hold the vertebrae in their proper positions.

Tendons

Tendons connect bones to nearby muscles.

Muscles

Muscles surround and support your spine.

Problems in any part of the spine can lead to back pain, so it’s difficult to diagnose and treat.

At Atlantic Spine and Joint Pain Center LLC, Dr. Alexeev firmly believes that there are treatments that work on all types of back pain. He uses state-of-the-art diagnostic techniques to find the specific reason for back pain and provides long-lasting treatment solutions.

I have severe back pain. What caused it?

Among the common culprits causing severe back pain are:

• Disc herniation: broken disc shell so that gel leaks and pushes on nerves
• Spinal stenosis: age-related narrowing of the spinal canal, pressuring nerves
• Facet joint arthritis: cartilage erosion and joint breakdown in the tiny spinal joints 
• Nerve compression: occurs when a herniated disc or bone spur pushes on a nerve
• Sciatica: nerve compression of the sciatic nerve, causing lower back and leg pain

Many other problems can cause back pain, including scoliosis, an unnatural curvature of the spine.

What does back pain management mean?

Back pain management is the use of noninvasive and minimally invasive treatments to fight and prevent the root cause of your back pain. Dr. Alexeev uses the least-invasive treatments possible to give you meaningful relief so that you can return to your life.

Common treatments include outpatient procedures like bracing, physical medicine and rehabilitation, restorative medicine injections, corticosteroid injections, and nerve blocks. Other advanced procedures, like radiofrequency ablation and spinal cord stimulation, are also available.

Dr. Alexeev embraces a multidisciplinary approach, often recommending approaches like physical therapy, chiropractic, and acupuncture.

Back pain relief could be just one appointment away. Call Atlantic Spine and Joint Pain Center LLC today or book your appointment online.