UT Southwestern Medical Center provides expert, compassionate care for patients with all types of back pain, including cervical (neck), thoracic (mid-back) and lumbar (low-back) pain. Those with conditions such as herniated discs, pinched nerves, sciatica, scoliosis and spinal stenosis are also treated. Our Back Pain Program has enabled patients to successfully reduce or eliminate pain, increase flexibility and mobility, and improve quality of life.

After a comprehensive evaluation, a UT Southwestern back pain specialist thoroughly explains the patient’s diagnosis and treatment options. In addition, our specialists counsel patients about the actions they can take to reduce pain, including physical therapy, behavioral therapy and lifestyle changes.

Our back pain specialists utilize an array of highly advanced minimally invasive procedures to treat back pain, including:

• Epidural injections, in which a cortisone medication is injected into the epidural space in the spine, which provides significant pain relief and may enable patients to avoid or delay surgery.
  
  
• Facet blocks, in which a cortisone medication is injected into the affected facet joint area, enabling patients to experience pain relief lasting from days to months.
  
  
• Selective nerve root blocks, in which an anti-inflammatory medication is injected. The procedure provides significant pain relief to irritated nerve roots and may enable patients to avoid or delay surgery to repair a herniated disc.
  

Patients with back pain can also be treated by our spine service.