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Lumbar Arthritis: What It Is and How Pain Specialists Treat It

The most common area for spinal arthritis is the lower back (the lumbar spinal region). And the most common symptoms are pain and stiffness, though symptoms can include creaking sounds, muscle spasms, and decreased range of motion. Let’s look at the three types of lumbar arthritis and how pain specialists treat them. Lumbar Osteoarthritis The […]

6 Benefits of Implanted Intrathecal Pain Pumps for Pain Relief

Pain can keep you from doing things that lift your spirits. Things like playing with the grandkids, working out, and going for walks in freshly fallen snow. Imagine being able to control your pain with the push of a button. That’s what an intrathecal pain pump can do for you. Doctors have been recommending pain […]

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The most common area for spinal arthritis is the lower back (the lumbar spinal region).

And the most common symptoms are pain and stiffness, though symptoms can include creaking sounds, muscle spasms, and decreased range of motion.

Let’s look at the three types of lumbar arthritis and how pain specialists treat them.

Lumbar Osteoarthritis

The most common form of arthritis, lumbar osteoarthritis is caused by the breakdown of cartilage that protects the lower spine joints.

The cartilage breakdown leaves the nerves seated in the spine exposed.

As the spinal bones rub and grind together, the joints wear out, creating smooth, bony lumps known as bone spurs.

The bone spurs press against the exposed nerves, which causes pain.

Lumbar Spondyloarthritis

Spondyloarthritis is a group of diseases characterized by inflammation at the attachment sites of the tendons and ligaments to the spine.

The disease can also attack the arms and legs, but the most common symptom is back pain.

There are many variants of spondyloarthritis with similar pain symptoms, including psoriatic arthritis and reactive arthritis.

Lumbar Osteoporosis

The body is continually forming new bone to replace old, broken-down bone.

Osteoporosis occurs when the body stops forming new bone fast enough to replace the broken down bone, resulting in lost bone mass.

Lumbar osteoporosis causes weakness and pain, and as bone mass decreases, bones become more vulnerable to injury.

Home and Prescription Treatments

Doctors usually recommend home remedies like losing weight, exercise, physical therapy, prescription and non-prescription muscle relaxants, and over-the-counter pain relief medication to manage lumbar arthritis pain.

Specialist-Driven Treatments

When the above treatments don’t provide the expected relief, pain specialists often recommend outpatient procedures.

Corticosteroid Injections

Caudal epidural injections can relieve the pain caused by narrowed disc space resulting in pressure on the nerves as they exit the spinal canal.

The procedure typically involves two injections in the lower back – one of steroid and one of anesthetic.

The anesthetic numbs the pain relief for a few hours, and the steroid reduces the inflammation, relieving pain for up to several months or longer.

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)

TENS therapy uses a painless, low-voltage electrical current to treat pain.

The procedure involves attaching sticky pads or electrodes on the ends of leads to the skin on the lower back area and administering electrical current.

Radiofrequency Ablation

This procedure stops lumbar arthritis pain by burning the nerve fibers carrying pain signals to the brain.

A single procedure can eliminate pain for one to two years, though it may take around two weeks to experience pain relief.

Lumbar Arthritis Treatment at Texas Pain Physicians

At TPP, we specialize in treating and managing pain.

We can develop a customized treatment plan for your lumbar arthritis or other arthritis.

We offer same-day appointments, advanced medical technology, and exceptional patient care.

Give us a call today or schedule your appointment online.

6 Benefits of Implanted Intrathecal Pain Pumps for Pain Relief

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Pain can keep you from doing things that lift your spirits.

Things like playing with the grandkids, working out, and going for walks in freshly fallen snow.

Imagine being able to control your pain with the push of a button.

That’s what an intrathecal pain pump can do for you.

Doctors have been recommending pain pumps for cancer pain, pain from injuries, and other kinds of chronic pain for over 40 years.

Here are six ways pain pumps can help you:

1. Controlled pain relief for up to five years.

It takes time for pills and caplets to digest and pass through the blood barrier to provide pain relief.

And bringing medication with you everywhere is not always convenient or possible.

With an intrathecal pump, you can press a button for immediate pain relief at any time and increase or decrease the dose as needed.

Intrathecal pain pumps are implanted under the skin in a one-time procedure.

They can dispense pain relief on call for five years before needing replacement.

2. 24/7 pain relief.

Pain medication eventually wears off, and sometimes, you may forget to take it.

Wouldn’t it be nice to sleep through the night and wake up in the morning pain-free, without needing to reach for pills?

You can set your pain pump to dispense pain relief all day and all night.

3. No side effects or risk for dependence.

You have to take much higher doses of oral pain medication because it passes through the digestive system before providing pain relief.

Higher doses can cause short and long-term side effects such as kidney or liver failure and constipation.

But with pain pumps, medication is delivered directly to the pain site through your nervous system at a much lower dose.

This way, there’s no pleasurable high and no risk for dependence (unlike opioids and other medications).

4. The procedure is reversible.

Unlike invasive surgeries intended to correct pain conditions, the pump implant procedure makes no permanent changes to your body.

And if you decide it isn’t working for you, you can have the pump removed at any time.

5. Can test it before having the implant procedure.

You can take a “test drive” or try out a pain pump to see whether it gives you the pain relief you need.

The trial pump involves a health professional installing a temporary pump system on your body.

It’s a lot like the permanent system, and you can try it for a few days.

The faster alternative is a trial injection of a single dose of pain medication administered through a small catheter in the intrathecal space in your lower back.

If it brings relief, you may want to get a pain pump.

6. This therapy has a high satisfaction rate.

In 2018 Nura Clinics ran a survey of 600 patients who had implanted pain pumps to relieve chronic pain.

Over 74% said they experienced “good to excellent pain relief.”

Over 90% said they experienced at least partial pain relief.

Could a pain pump be for you?

Have you tried other pain therapies and treatments that haven’t worked?

Our caring team of pain specialists can help you decide whether intrathecal pain pump therapy is right for you.

Please give Texas Pain Physicians a call today at (972) 676-5727 or book your appointment online.

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Lumbar Arthritis: What It Is and How Pain Specialists Treat It

6 Benefits of Implanted Intrathecal Pain Pumps for Pain Relief

Lumbar Arthritis: What It Is and How Pain Specialists Treat It

6 Benefits of Implanted Intrathecal Pain Pumps for Pain Relief

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Lumbar Arthritis: What It Is and How Pain Specialists Treat It

Lumbar Osteoarthritis

Lumbar Spondyloarthritis

Lumbar Osteoporosis

Home and Prescription Treatments

Specialist-Driven Treatments

Lumbar Arthritis Treatment at Texas Pain Physicians

6 Benefits of Implanted Intrathecal Pain Pumps for Pain Relief

1. Controlled pain relief for up to five years.

2. 24/7 pain relief.

3. No side effects or risk for dependence.

4. The procedure is reversible.

5. Can test it before having the implant procedure.

6. This therapy has a high satisfaction rate.

Could a pain pump be for you?

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