Carolina Back Medical Services

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Acute Pain Management

—Acute pain is temporary and is related to the physical sensation of tissue damage. It can last from a few seconds to several months. It generally subsides as healing occurs.

Biofeedback

—Biofeedback is a way of getting information back from the actions of our body parts, such as muscles. People use biofeedback on a regular basis though they are seldom aware of doing so. Clinical biofeedback techniques are used to treat headaches, back pain, and other musculoskeletal pain syndromes.

BOTOX® Injection

—Utilized for muscles contracting abnormally. The medications disrupt the nerve to the muscle for about three to six months. BOTOX® injections also have cosmetic applications. (BOTOX® is a registered trademark of Allergan, Inc.) View details on BOTOX® therapy at Carolina Back »

Chronic Pain Management

—Chronic pain lingers long beyond the time of normal healing. It is pain that generally continues for six months or more and does not respond well to conventional medical treatment. Some chronic pain is due to damage or injury to nerve fibers. This type of pain starts as acute pain and then develops into neuropathic pain and becomes chronic. Nerves continue to send pain messages even though there is not continuing tissue damage taking place. The nerve “gate” has been left open and continues to send pain messages much like a short circuited smoke detector that keeps going off even though there is no smoke or fire.

Diagnostic Nerve Block

—A nerve block is an injection of a local anesthetic onto or near nerves used as a diagnostic tool to identify specific nerves as pain generators. A nerve block also offers pain relief.

Discogram

—An enhanced X-ray of the intervertebral discs.

EMG/Nerve Conduction Study

—Electromyogram. Electrical testing of muscles and nerves to detect problems such as muscle disease, pinched nerves, or nerve injuries.

Epidural Steroid Injection

—an injection can help relieve low back or cervical pain by reducing inflammation. An injection can also help the doctor diagnose the source of your pain by numbing certain areas of your back.

Euflexxa™ Injection

—Utilized for osteoarthritis of the knee. An injection into the knee joint that works by replenishing a substance needed to cushion, lubricate and protect the knee joint. Euflexxa™ is a trademark of Ferring Pharaceuticals, Inc.

Functional Capacity Evaluation

—Evaluates the injured worker’s physical capabilities. The exam identifies safe working limits, proves the presence of organic pathology speeds the return to work process and helps the patient return to work with safe working limitations.

Independent Medical Exam

—IME’s are used to evaluate a past course of treatment and if any other treatment might be of benefit. Pain may be present but is being effectively managed. Often a rating is involved.

Joint Injection

—An injection of a steroid medication is used to relieve pain by reducing inflammation of tissue in the joint space.

Low Back Pain Management

—Low back pain affects up to 80% of adults at some point in their lives. The costs of LBP are difficult to estimate by likely to be in the high billions annually. It is the second leading cause for all physician visits and the leading cause of worker disability.

MRI

—Diagnostic imaging device offered on site as a service to our patients.

Physical Therapy

—Physical Therapy is an important part of the rehabilitation of a patient with back injury. By tackling specific functional problems identified during the evaluation and focusing efforts on targeted results, we achieve stunning successes. Our goal is to return each patient to full function quickly. Read more about the Carolina Back approach to Physical Therapy »

Prevail Program

—The Prevail Program is a team-based approach enabling participants to overcome pain and regain function. Our 6-week program combines the expertise of our medical director, physical therapy director, psychologist, work conditioning and vocational counseling.

Radiofrequency Abiation

—A safe, proven means of effectively providing lasting relief from chronic neck, mid back and low back pain. Following the administration of a local anesthetic, an x-ray machine is used to guide a small insulated needle into the area of pain. A small radiofrequency current is transmitted through the insulated needle disrupting pain signals to the brain.

Sacroiliac Joint injection

—An injection can help relieve low back or buttock pain by reducing inflammation. An injection can also help the doctor diagnose the source of your problem.

Second Opinion

—Many patients and insurance companies use second opinions to verify a previous diagnosis.

Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial

—An option for chronic low back/leg pain sufferers who have had unsuccessful results with conservative or surgical treatments. Spinal cord stimulation is a therapy that uses electrical impulses to block pain from being perceived in the brain. Instead of pain the patient feels a more pleasant tingling sensation.

Trigger Point Injection

—Trigger points are hyperirritable bands of muscle often referred to as “knots.” Injections of a local anesthetic or steroid can be administered to relax the muscle spasm for pain relief.

X-ray

—Radiography produces pictures of the inside of the body and is used as a diagnostic tool.

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