What Determines The Best Treatment Option for My Back Pain?

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What Determines The Best Treatment Option for My Back Pain?

No matter how it starts and how long it lasts, back pain limits your life. Living with back pain often leads to reduced sleep, less social interaction, and a dampened mood. However, with an effective care plan that considers your personal needs, you can alleviate back pain and the challenges that come with it. 

Naples Regenerative Institute is your top choice practice for comprehensive back pain care. At our office in Naples, Florida, regenerative specialist and double board-certified pain management physician Glenn M. Flanagan, MD, carefully evaluates your back pain to determine the most suitable treatment. He follows up with you throughout treatment to ensure a high level of care and tangible results from your therapies.  

In this blog, you’ll discover what determines the best treatment option for back pain. 

Understanding the source of back pain

Establishing the cause of your back pain is the first step in getting effective treatment. 

Dr. Flanagan provides a detailed diagnostic evaluation in the office, including a review of all relevant symptoms, your medical history, and when your back pain started. 

Following a brief physical exam, he might utilize diagnostic tools such as:

Diagnosing the cause of back pain can be challenging, and tests aren’t always conclusive. Still, ruling out specific conditions or identifying an injury causing your back pain can be the key to effective treatment. 

At Naples Regenerative Institute, Dr. Flanagan frequently treats back pain due to herniated discs, facet joint arthritis, vertebral compression fractures, and other common causes. 

Factors to consider for treatment

Your diagnosis isn’t the only factor that helps Dr. Flanagan plan treatment. He also considers factors related to your lifestyle, prognosis, personal goals, and preferences. 

Although many cases of acute back pain resolve on their own, Dr. Flanagan might consider specific treatments based on your: 

If you’ve already received treatments for back pain without experiencing significant relief or if you have recurrent pain, Dr. Flanagan can help you decide which steps to take next. 

How we treat back pain

Dr. Flanagan primarily recommends nonsurgical treatments for back pain that doesn’t improve after a few days of self-care. Modern regenerative therapies coupled with time-tested medications and remedies often improve pain and reduce stiffness and other symptoms. 

Regenerative treatments stand out because they help your body heal — they do more than make pain. Instead, they lead to functional improvements and may reduce the risk of needing surgery for back pain. 

After considering the details of your exam, Dr. Flanagan often recommends a combination of therapies for back pain. 

Naples Regenerative Institute specializes in providing the following safe, nonsurgical, and minimally invasive back pain treatments, including the following:

Explore our complete list of back pain treatment offerings on our website. If you have persistent back pain that doesn’t improve with home care, request an appointment online or over the phone at Naples Regenerative Institute today.

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