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What is Physical Rehabilitation?
Physical rehabilitation is the process of physically recovering from an injury or illness as well as learning to adjust daily routine to better manage the injury or illness....
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What is MILD Procedure?
The MILD procedure, or minimally invasive lumbar decompression, is an advanced procedure done by the board-certified pain physicians here at Comprehensive Spine and Sports Center to safely and effectively treat a common cause of low back and leg pain called lumbar spinal stenosis....
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What is CornerLoc Procedure?
The CornerLoc procedure is an exciting and innovative procedure to treat a very common cause of back pain called sacroiliitis. ...
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How Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain Works
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a neuromodulation technique which has become a standard of care for people with chronic back and neck pain. Neuromodulation is used for pain management therapy, it uses electrical signals...
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Ganglion Impar Blocks
A ganglion impar block is a procedure used to reduce some of the symptoms of chronic pelvic or rectal pain by blocking nerve impulses. The ganglion impar is a structure located at the level of the coccyx. The nerve block can be diagnostic or...
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Medial Branch Blocks
A medial branch block can relieve pain primarily in the neck or back, caused by arthritic changes in the facet joints for mechanical low back pain. These blocks consist of injecting medication outside the joint space near the nerve that supplies the...
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Intercostal Nerve Blocks
An intercostal nerve block is an injection of a steroid or other medication around the intercostal nerves that are located under each rib. The steroid injected reduces the inflammation and/or swelling of tissue around the intercostal nerves, in...
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Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Peripheral nerves exist outside the brain and spinal cord. These nerves transmit sensation and motor (movement) control. They can be damaged by inflammation, tumor, trauma, surgery, scar tissue, or illness. Injecting anesthetic with or without...
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Discography
Discography is an x-ray exam in which a dye is injected into injured or painful intervertebral discs. The dye makes the discs clearly visible on the CT scan. The injection also increases the pressure in the discs and helps determine which disc(s) are...
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Radiofrequency Rhizotomy
Radiofrequency (RF) rhizotomy or neurotomy is a therapeutic procedure designed to decrease and/or eliminate pain symptoms arising from degenerative facet joints within the spine. The procedure involves destroying the nerves that innervate the facet...
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Testimonials
No matter how much I learned online about my upcoming spinal surgery, the more informed I was the more “panic mode” would set in, especially about the pain. Frankly, I was terrified. Fortunately, I had Dr. Navani on my team as pain management special...
S.J.H, AuthorDr Annu Navani at Comprehensive Pain Management was highly recommended to me by my podiatrist. I am so elated to have found such a great doctor. Dr. Navani is so knowledgeable, caring and up to date on the latest technology. I had a nerve block injec...
S.F, Flight AttendantI sure hope that you could come see the “Nutcracker” production because if it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t be able to do this at all! Not too long ago I couldn’t even walk and I was on mass amounts of narcotic pain meds and today I have been clean for...
M.B, Aesthetician and now Actor“I have had neck pain and severe migraine headaches and I haven’t had much success with migraine medications. I wanted to be more proactive, so I chose to go see Dr. Navani. My first initial experience was outstanding service. The treatment that work...
S.M, SecretaryI have been going to Comprehensive Pain Management Center for some time now and the welcome one gets from the entire staff is wonderful. Every single employee there is so kind and helpful. My doctors are great when I go for my visits. It is as if the...
L.A. Retired Law Enforcement OfficerMy primary physician referred me to Dr. Navani several years ago. Those of us who have the misfortune of experiencing chronic pain without any escape from it’s misery are beyond speech at the prospect of relief from it’s torture. After several years...
P.K, Homemaker