You Don’t Have to Live with the Pain Caused by

Pinched Nerves

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Help Alleviate Your Pain

Are you in pain?

Have you experienced any tingling in your arms, neck, lower back, elbows, legs or feet? Have you felt a sharp pain in your back that seemed to travel all the way to your feet? You may be suffering from a pinched nerve, also known as radiculopathy. A pinched nerve can bring your life to a virtual standstill, making it nearly impossible to get relief.

You don’t have to continue suffering.

We can help.

At Pain Management Specialists of New York, we concentrate our practice exclusively on helping patients minimize and manage all types of pain, including any type of pain associated with or cause by a pinched nerve. Dr. Ari Lerner, our lead pain management specialist, has effectively treated patients with all types of pain for more than 15 years, including people suffering from all types of radiculopathy. Dr. Lerner has board certifications in both pain management and anesthesiology from the American Board of Anesthesiology.

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Herniated-disc

What Are the Most Frequent Causes of a Pinched Nerve?

As a general rule, neck pain tends either to be focused entirely in your neck (known as axial pain) or will radiate from your neck to other parts of your body, typically your arms or shoulders (referred to as radicular pain). Because your neck plays such a central role in virtually all movement and posture, it can be susceptible to injury in a number of ways:

Traumatic Injury

The impact of a car accident, a slip and fall, or a sports accident can put pressure on a nerve.

Spinal Stenosis

With this condition, your spinal canal can narrow and impinge on a nerve.

Repetitive Stress or Motion

Certain types of repeated activity can put pressure on nerves, causing carpal tunnel syndrome and other nerve conditions.

The Aging Process

As you age, your joints break down and the natural cushioning there becomes thinner, which can lead to the formation of bone spurs.

Rheumatoid Arthritis or Osteoarthritis

Different types of arthritis can cause bone spurs, break down cartilage and narrow nerve passageways

Obesity or Poor Posture

These conditions can put extra pressure on the spinal column and the nerves contained there.

More Information About Pinched Nerves

Click on the videos below to find out more about pinched nerves.

Pinched Nerve in the neck

What is cervical radiculopathy (a pinched nerve) ?

This condition is an irritation or compression of one or more nerve roots in the cervical spine. Because these nerves travel to the shoulders, arms and hands, an injury in the cervical spine can cause symptoms in these areas. Cervical radiculopathy may result from a variety of problems with the bones and tissues of the cervical spinal column.

Pinched Nerve in the back

What is lumbar radiculopathy (a pinched nerve) ?

This condition is an irritation or compression of one or more nerve roots in the lumbar spine. Because these nerves travel to the hips, buttocks, legs and feet, an injury in the lumbar spine can cause symptoms in these areas. Sciatica may result from a variety of problems with the bones and tissues of the lumbar spinal column.

How Can We Help You Alleviate the Pain of a Pinched Nerve?

We offer a wide array of treatment options to individuals suffering from pinched nerves, including sciatica. Initially, we can prescribe effective pharmaceutical products, including anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxers and analgesics, to reduce pain. We may recommend physical therapy or chiropractic to build muscle, alleviate tension and improve flexibility, as well as lifestyle changes that can reduce your pain.

If you are still in discomfort, we can employ a range of interventional pain management procedures, including:

(View the  following short videos and descriptions.) 

Facet Joint injections

The injection of a steroid to reduce inflammation

What are facet joints and facet joint injections?

This outpatient procedure is designed to reduce or relieve the pain of trigger points. These small, tender knots can form in muscles or in the fascia (the soft, stretchy connective tissue that surrounds muscles and organs). The trigger point injection procedure takes only a few minutes to complete.

Trigger point injections

The injection of medication at a spot in your muscle that typically causes referred pain

What are trigger point injections?

This outpatient procedure is designed to reduce or relieve the pain of trigger points. These small, tender knots can form in muscles or in the fascia (the soft, stretchy connective tissue that surrounds muscles and organs). The trigger point injection procedure takes only a few minutes to complete.

Spinal Cord Stimulation

The use of electrical impulses to block pain signals to your brain

What is spinal cord stimulation?

Spinal cord stimulation (also called SCS) uses electrical impulses to relieve chronic pain of the back, arms and legs. It is believed that electrical pulses prevent pain signals from being received by the brain. SCS candidates include people who suffer from neuropathic pain and for whom conservative treatments have failed.

Steroid injections

The injection of anti-inflammatory medication around your spinal nerves

What are epidural steroid injections?

This injection treats the pain of an inflamed nerve in your cervical spine. It relieves nerve swelling. If you have a herniated disc, spinal stenosis or some other problem that’s pressing on a nerve, it may help you.

Radiofrequency ablation

A minimally invasive procedure that uses radio waves to destroy or shrink problematic tissue

What is radio frequency neurotomy of the lumbar facets?

This procedure uses heat from radio waves to treat painful facet joints in your lower back. It eases pain that isn’t helped by medications or physical therapy.

Nerve Block

This procedure involves the injection of an anesthetic near the facet joints in your spine to help diagnose the source of back or neck pain

What a medial branch block?

This is an injection of numbing medicine. It bathes the medial branch nerves, which attach to the facet joints of your spine. These nerves hurt when facet joints are injured or diseased. The injection helps find the source of your pain. And it may relieve your pain for a brief time.

Percutaneous disectomy or percutaneous disc nuceloplasty

This surgical procedure removes the portion of a herniated disc that is causing pain or discomfort.

What is a percutaneous disectomy or percutaneous disc nuceloplasty?

This minimally-invasive procedure uses a small needle and advanced radiofrequency technology to reduce a herniated disc, quickly relieving pain in most patients. The procedure may be performed on an outpatient basis using a gentle, relaxing medicine and local anesthetic.

Why Choose Us?

Convenient Locations

in the New York metropolitan area

Board Certification

in pain management and anesthesiology

State-of-the-art Facilities

offering advanced diagnostics,
onsite procedures, and comprehensive physical therapy

Timely Appointments

often the same day

Minimally Invasive

wide range of innovative,
treatment options

Knowledgeable

friendly and helpful staff

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