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Low back pain can be acute or chronic. Acute low back pain usually resolves with simple treatment modalities. Less fortunate individuals go on to develop chronic incapacitating low back pain which may be refractory to many treatment approaches, even including narcotics and/or surgery. Chronic low back pain (chronic lower back pain) when severe can lead to disability and virtually ravage the lives of those afflicted by it. The economic and social ramifications of chronic back pain, including the impact on the families and friends of afflicted patients can be enormous.
There are many causes for low back pain including trauma, injury from overuse that lead to chronic strain or sprain injuries that, bone displacements and instability of the vertebra that make up the spine (such as spondylolisthesis), disc degeneration, arthritis of the facet joints, disc herniations with compression of spinal nerves, ligament tears, osteoporosis and fractures of the vertebra, tumors and many other common and uncommon neurological conditions.
Unfortunately, treatment options and even expert opinions for the treatment of each of these disorders can vary and the picture is not always clear to the patient suffering from debilitating chronic low back pain . The confusion itself can add insult to injury when it comes to the psychological and emotional burden that afflicts many patients. At the St. Michael’s Pain and Spine Clinics in Houston our pledge to you is to place our reputation, track record of excellence in low back pain care to assist you in gaining the knowledge and guiding you in learning the alternatives for treatment. At our Houston and Pasadena Clinics, we frequently use minimally invasive techniques which consist of accurately and precisely targeting the pain generators (diseased body structures of the spine causing pain). At the St. Michael’s Pain and Spine Clinics in Houston we offer highly specialized and compassionate treatments using state-of-the-art modalities for pain management. To learn more about these techniques of pain management, please visit out service page in our website.
We treat patients who are suffering from:
Migraines
Uper back pain
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Leg pain (Sciatica)
Cervical Spine (neck pain)
Lower back pain
Peripheral Neuropathy
Failed Back Surgery (Post-laminectony syndrome)
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome causing either chronic leg pain or arm pain.
We are committed to helping those who seek relief from the pain to find answers.
Dr. Miguel Pappolla is head of the clinics. He is highly trained as a pain management specialist. He is board certified in Neurology and Pain Medicine (Anesthesia-based), Neuropathology, Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology. In addition to his medical school training, he spent 10 years of formal post-graduate education in programs accredited by the American Board of Medical Specialties, a gold standard for physician education in the USA. Dr. Pappolla has also served as a professor at prestigious medical schools in the United States, as a consultant for the National Institutes of Health for over 20 years and taught residents and medical students for more than two decades.
For more information on reducing lower back pain in Houston or to make an appointment, call 832-448-0706 or visit our website.
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