Back Pain Specialist

Certain disorders can cause long-term back pain and varying degrees of disability that don’t improve without expert care. If back pain affects your ability to lead a normal life, our providers at Pinnacle Pain and Spine can help. At locations in Scottsdale, Chandler, Arizona, they deliver effective solutions to the misery of back pain. Call the office nearest you or book an appointment online today.

Back Pain Q&A

What might be causing my back pain?

Back pain is most often due to damaged bones, connective tissues, muscles, nerves, or cartilage in your spine. Poor posture, overexertion, and lifting, pushing, or pulling objects using incorrect techniques are all easy ways to hurt your back.

Conditions that commonly cause severe or chronic back pain include:

  • Herniated discs
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Degenerative disc disease
  • Sciatica
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Vertebral compression fractures 
  • Facet joint arthritis
  • Scoliosis

Many of these conditions develop over time as a result of wear. For instance, your discs might get weaker, dry out, or flatten, your spinal column might change shape, or your vertebrae may shift slightly. These changes can compress or pinch nearby nerves, leading to back pain.

How is back pain diagnosed?

Our providers can typically determine the cause of your back pain from your symptoms. They conduct a physical examination to assess your pain levels, flexibility, and range of motion.

If our providers need to confirm the cause of your back pain, they might order an X-ray, MRI, or bone scan.

Tests don’t always identify the cause of back pain, but even if you don’t have a definitive diagnosis our providers can still treat you successfully in most cases.

How is back pain treated?

The treatment our providers recommend depends on the type of back pain you have. Some common treatment options include physical therapy, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), acupuncture, trigger point injections, regenerative medicine injections, and anti-inflammatory medications.

Pinnacle Pain and Spine also offers a range of injectable treatments for back pain, including:

  • Selective nerve root blocks
  • Lumbar epidural steroid injections
  • Facet joint injections
  • Lumbar sympathetic blocks
  • Thoracic and lumbar medial branch blocks

If these treatments aren’t working or are unsuitable for your condition, our providers can perform several minimally invasive procedures.

What minimally invasive procedures treat back pain?

Minimally invasive procedures our providers use to treat back pain include:

Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty

These treatments involve an injection of special cement to stabilize bones affected by vertebral compression fractures. Kyphoplasty also helps raise the height of the vertebrae.

Radiofrequency ablation

Using heat generated by radiofrequency energy, our providers destroy the pain nerves in your spine so they can’t send signals to your brain.

Spinal cord stimulation

A spinal cord stimulator is an implantable device that sends out electrical impulses to interfere with messages going from your spine to your brain.

If you’re affected by severe or persistent back pain, call Pinnacle Pain and Spine or book an appointment online today for effective pain relief.

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New Location!

Our OrthoArizona Pinnacle Pain - Scottsdale location has moved!
The new address is:
9815 N. 95th St., Bldg. H, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

Notice to Patients

We are experiencing a high call volume and longer than normal wait times due to a companywide system outage we experienced this morning. Connectivity has since been restored and we are doing our best to answer all calls in a timely manner.
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Competitive Pricing

These sessions are not covered by insurance and will be an out-of-pocket expense. However, with the level of attention and training that everyone receives, & the education & quality of the coaches in the program it is well worth the investment.

 

Individual (Private) Training

Fee

Private coaching

$85.00

Private coaching, 10 sessions

$750 ($75/session)

Private coaching, 30 sessions

$2100 ($70/session)

Small Group w/ Individual Programming

 

Small Group Training, 1 Session

$40.00

Small Group Training, 10 Sessions

$360 ($36/session)

Small Group Training, 30 Sessions

$900 ($30/session)

Team/Club Training

 

Per Player or Team Trainings without contract

Contact us for info!

We have very competitive pricing compared to similar programs around the valley and across the nation! “Small Group Training” provides one of the best deals; you can sign yourself up and we will place you into a group. If you are interested to learn more about the Team/Club Training, please fill out our contact form below or email performance@orthoarizona.org