Causes of Spine Pain
- Spine pain can be caused by degenerative conditions (disc herniation, spondylosis), injuries (fractures, muscle strains), poor posture, or inflammatory disorders (ankylosing spondylitis). Other factors include nerve compression (sciatica), osteoporosis, infections, and tumors.
Back Pain:
- Facet joint arthropathy
- Sacroiliitis
- Lumbar radiculopathy
- Lumbar spondylosis
- Interspinous ligamentosis
- Quadratus lumborum muscle tears
- Ilio-Lumbar ligament syndrome
- Trigger points
- Nerve compression
Neck Pain
- Facet Joint Arthropathy
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Trigger Points
- Interspinous Ligament Injury
- Nerve Compression
MRI provides us the detailed images of soft tissues, muscles, and joints helping detection of conditions like ligament tears, disc damage, nerve compression and facet joint abnormalities
Conditions Diagnosed Via MRI:
- Sacroiliitis
- Nerve compression
- Disc degeneration and bulges
- Facet joint arthropathy
- Iliolumbar ligament syndrome
- Piriformis syndrome
- Quadratus lumborum muscle tears
Other Imaging Methods Include:
- Radiograph ( X-rays ) - It helps us in identifying the bony pathologies like bones alignment issues, fractures or tumors etc.
- CT - This provides us the detailed images of bones and joints, enabling precise diagnosis and treatment planning. They help detect fractures, bone tumors, and joint disorders, enhancing patient care and outcomes.
- 3D CT - Helps us in identifying the exact fracture lines , fragments orientation and planning of exact surgeries
- High Resolutions Ultrasound (HRUSG) to identify trigger points, muscle tears, ligament tears.
Micro Invasive Treatments:
- Spine PRP injections - Facet joint prp , intradiscal prp injection
- Trigger point release
- Transforaminal epidural steroid injection
- Interlaminar epidural steroid injections
- Caudal epidural steroid injection
- Radiofrequency ablation
Surgical Options:
- Endoscopic spine surgery: For minimally invasive management of specific conditions.
- Instrumentation procedures: For stabilization and correction of disc compression, disc prolapse, spinal fractures lordosis & scoliosis and severe nerve compression.
- Discectomy, Laminectomy, and Spinal fusion
- Decompression Surgeries, Foraminotomy, Kyphoplasty
