A Top Back Doctor in New York Reveals What Pain Treatments Actually Work
Who Are The Best Back Doctors in New York?
When you’re ready to begin treating your chronic back pain, scheduling an appointment at Pain Treatment Specialists is the best way to diagnose and treat your back pain. Our pain doctors train for many years to treat back pain, neck pain, and other chronic pain issues without painful surgery or addictive narcotics. Their goal as interventional pain medicine specialists is treating your chronic pain with minimally invasive spine treatments that get you back on your feet and enjoying life again. Some of the best pain doctors in NYC include:
- Dr. George Hanna: Another top back doctor in New York is Dr. George Hanna, who is a former clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School. He is double certified in anesthesiology, as well as interventional pain management and pain medicine. Dr. Hanna’s patients note that he is kind and sympathetic to their back pain concerns, and that they never feel rushed during an appointment.
- Dr. Shane Volney: Like Dr. Hanna, Dr. Volney is a former clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School where he taught in several fields including palliative care, pain medicine, and anesthesiology. Dr. Volney is a regular contributor to medical textbooks and publications, where his expertise as an interventional pain doctor is held in high regard.
When you’re ready to find the best solution for back pain in NYC, book an appointment at Pain Treatment Specialists, where our pain doctors listen and treat each patient with concern and care.
What Are The Best Back Pain Treatments For Herniated Discs?
A herniated disc is one of the most common reasons why people seek the advice of a back doctor in New York. The bones, also called vertebrae, in your back that form the spine are cushioned by spongy discs. A herniated disc occurs when the soft center of a spinal disc pushes through a crack in the harder outside layer, called the annulus. This condition is also known as a slipped disc, ruptured disc, or bulged disc. The displaced disc presses on spinal nerves, which causes a tremendous amount of pain.
A spine surgeon may suggest spine surgery in order to recover a herniated disc, but that is not the only option for this condition. At Pain Treatment Specialists, we utilize minimally invasive back pain treatments designed to relieve your back pain with very little recovery time and highly effective results. A lumbar epidural, also known as an epidural steroid injection, helps relieve pain and inflammation caused by spinal stenosis or disc herniation. During this procedure, your pain doctor in NYC delivers medicine to the epidural space in your spine, which provides pain relief for an extended period of time. Recovery time is minimal, and you’ll be back to normal activities quickly.
When you schedule an appointment at Pain Treatment Specialists, the top back doctors in New York, you’ll find a variety of back pain treatments including radiofrequency ablations, nerve blocks, and facet injections that work for your specific back pain concerns.
What Types of Spine Treatments Should I Avoid?
If your only consultation is with a spine surgeon, you’ll be swayed that spine surgery is the only option for your back pain problems. This is because a spine surgeon is geared to diagnose and treat chronic back pain with surgery, and not with other, less invasive, options. At Pain Treatment Specialists, we diagnose and treat back pain using a holistic approach that looks at what each patient’s pain concerns are, as well as what minimally invasive treatments work best.
The types of spine treatments you should avoid involve invasive surgery. Not only is surgery painful, there’s no guarantee that just one surgery is the solution for your back pain problems. Imagine going through the pain and recovery time of back surgery, only to find out that you’re still in pain, or worse, need additional surgeries. Surgery is also a major life disruption that takes you out of work and off of your feet for 6-8 weeks. During this time you will need an extended support system of family and friends to help you with everyday tasks. Want to grab some groceries for tonight’s dinner? Not only are you unable to drive, you’ll need someone to assist you in and out of your vehicle. There are a wide variety of minimally invasive back pain treatments that are more effective than back surgery, and don’t require you to upend your life.
The best solution for chronic back pain is scheduling an appointment at Pain Treatment Specialists, conveniently located in midtown Manhattan near Penn Station.
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Meet our Harvard trained team
Dr. George Hanna
Harvard Medical School | NY & NJ Pain Specialist
Dr. Hanna received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed anesthesiology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital – Harvard Medical School and a pain management fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital – Harvard Medical School. Dr. Hanna was then appointed Clinical Instructor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School – training new graduates for over 3 years in anesthesiology and pain management techniques at Massachusetts General Hospital.
