Avoiding Pain in the Future

You may avoid any future pain by learning to care for your back. The following are key components in preventing back and neck pain:

• Posture — While sitting, ensure your lower back is supported, and your mattress is comfortable and supportive.

• Lifting techniques — When lifting anything, make sure you bend at your knees and not at your waist.

• Stretching — Stretching your back throughout the day can help increase flexibility and strengthen your back.

• Exercise — Daily exercise will help keep your back muscles strong and protect them from injury.

Our multidisciplinary medical approach integrates experienced physicians on the medical staff with advanced technologies and pioneering research to provide innovative patient care.

We provide both surgical and non-surgical treatment for conditions that include, but are not limited to:

• Arthritis of the spine (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid)

• Bone spurs and overgrowths

• Degenerative disc disease (cervical, thoracic, lumbar)

• Herniated discs (cervical, thoracic, lumbar)

• Myofascial pain (inflammation of muscles and ligaments)

• Osteoporosis of the spine

• Pinched nerves

• Sciatica

• Spinal deformities (scoliosis, kyphosis)

• Spinal injuries

• Spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal)

• Spine tumors

Our goal is to provide effective and safe treatment that allows patients to return to an active lifestyle as soon as possible.

Finding the Root of the Pain

Our specialists use advanced equipment to find the source of your pain.

Pinpointing the cause of back pain can be difficult because there are many possible causes. Our specialists use advanced equipment to find the source of your pain, including:

• Neck X-ray

• Thoracic spine X-ray

• Lumbosacral spine X-ray

• Computerized Axial Tomographic Scan (CT or CAT scan)

• Lumbosacral spine MRI

• Spine MRI

• Myelogram

• Discogram

• Electromyogram (EMG)

• Bone Scan

Treatment options may be surgical or non-surgical.

Our spine specialists can quickly determine which treatment approaches are best for your problem. Non-surgical treatments are often the most appropriate treatments for neck and back pain.  Our highly trained, skilled surgeons are available for patients who need surgery.

When indicated, patients are referred to a comprehensive pain management program that includes an evaluation and the appropriate medical, psychological, and rehabilitative services.

Advanced Surgical Approaches

Sometimes, surgery is determined to be the procedure that will result in the best outcome. The expert surgeons on the medical staff of Baylor Frisco have advanced training in the latest technology and focus on minimally invasive surgical procedures. Treatment methods focus on reducing surgical trauma and pain and accelerating recovery. Procedures include, but are not limited to:

• Artificial disc replacement

• Anterior Cervical Discectomy

• Bone Graft Spine Fusion

• Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty

• Posterior lumbar discectomy

• Posterior lumbar decompression/laminectomy

• Spine fusion (anterior and posterior)

• Reconstructive surgery

• Spinal cord stimulator/neuromodulation therapy

• CyberKnife®

• X-Stop®

Interventional Pain Management

A broad range of interventional pain management procedures is also available to treat back and neck pain. Options include minimally invasive, non-surgical procedures designed to treat, not mask, the problem. Interventional pain management procedures include:

• Diagnostic and therapeutic neural block procedures

• Epidural steroid injections

• Neurolytic procedures

• Sympathetic blocks

• Radiofrequency thermocoagulation

• Cryoneurolysis

Pain Navigator Program

When pain is your constant companion, it can keep you from the things you enjoy. Our Pain Navigators will help you find the right treatment option for your pain. Learn more or call 1.800.4BAYLOR and ask to speak with a Pain Navigator.