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Anesthesiologist, Pain Management, Pain Management Specialist, Regenerative Medicine.

11/02/2026

Low back pain is far more than a common ache.

It is the leading cause of disability worldwide and can interfere with movement, work, sleep, and participation in everyday life. WHO estimates that hundreds of millions of people are affected globally. World Health Organization

What makes low back pain especially challenging is that the cause is not always obvious, and in many cases, no single structural problem fully explains the symptoms.

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10/30/2026

You won’t always feel completely certain…but you can still trust your judgment, your effort, and what you’ve learned along the way.

Give yourself a little more credit.

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10/29/2026

Managing neck and back pain often requires more than a one-time visit.

Consistent follow-up, thoughtful adjustments, and ongoing attention to how symptoms are changing can all play a role in long-term pain management. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

10/28/2026

Minimally invasive lumbar decompression significantly improved walking tolerance in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.

The MOTION randomized controlled trial studied patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and neurogenic claudication caused by thickening of the ligamentum flavum.

Patients treated with percutaneous image-guided lumbar decompression, also known as the mild® procedure, were evaluated using pain, disability, physical function, and an objective Walking Tolerance Test.

The improvements were durable. At 3 years, walking tolerance had improved 274% from baseline, alongside significant improvements in back pain, leg pain, disability, and physical function.

Longer-term follow-up showed the benefit continuing: at 5 years, walking time was 326% higher than baseline.

The findings support minimally invasive lumbar decompression as an effective treatment option for appropriately selected patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis and neurogenic claudication.

📌 Educational only. Speak with a qualified physician to determine whether minimally invasive lumbar decompression is appropriate for your diagnosis and symptoms.

(Deer et al., Pain Practice; MOTION Trial)

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10/27/2026

A spinal nerve can become painful for more than one reason.

In the lumbar spine, nerve irritation isn’t always caused by physical compression alone. Inflammatory chemicals released from a damaged or herniated disc can also irritate nearby nerve roots, contributing to pain, tingling, or numbness that travels into the leg.

These different mechanisms help explain why nerve-related symptoms can vary from patient to patient.

A lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) is one approach used to deliver anti-inflammatory medication near an affected nerve root.

Recognizing the role of inflammation helps explain why treatment may focus on the irritated nerve, even when a structural problem is also present.

💉 𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐠

10/26/2026

Back pain after lifting is not always about how much weight you picked up. Combining a lift with rotation can place extra stress on the lower back and surrounding soft tissues.

Possible symptoms after a lifting-and-twisting injury may include:
✔️ Localized low-back pain
✔️ Muscle tightness or spasm
✔️ Pain with bending or rotating
✔️ Pain that worsens with certain movements
✔️ Tingling or radiating pain if a nerve becomes irritated

Symptoms may improve over time, but pain that persists, worsens, or travels into the leg should be medically evaluated.

💉 When back pain continues after the initial injury, interventional pain management may offer targeted, non-surgical treatment options depending on the source of the pain.

Have you ever felt your back “catch” during a lift or twist?

10/23/2026

I want to go hooome 😩

10/22/2026

Yes. Interventional pain medicine is not limited to back and neck pain. Depending on the diagnosis, pain specialists may also treat conditions involving the knees, shoulders, hips, and other joints with options such as image-guided injections and nerve-targeted procedures.

The first step is identifying the source of the pain so treatment can be matched to the condition rather than the symptom alone.

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10/22/2026

Radiating leg pain can originate from nerve irritation in the lumbar spine.

When a spinal nerve becomes compressed or irritated, symptoms may extend into the buttock, leg, or foot, causing pain, tingling, numbness, or weakness.

At the L5-S1 level, the L5 nerve root exits the spine through a small opening called the neural foramen. Narrowing of this opening can irritate or compress the nerve, potentially causing symptoms that travel down the leg.

An L5-S1 transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) delivers anti-inflammatory medication near the exiting L5 nerve root to help reduce inflammation associated with radiating nerve pain.

Because similar symptoms can have different causes, identifying the affected nerve through clinical evaluation and imaging is essential to selecting the appropriate treatment.

💉 𝐃𝐫. 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
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Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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