![]() The risks associated with basivertebral nerve ablation include temporary leg pain and pain at the treatment site. 93% decrease in the number of patients receiving injections five years after Intracept treatment 3.73% decrease in the number of patients taking opioids five years after Intracept treatment 3.Nearly 8 out of 10 patients indicated they would have the Intracept Procedure again for the same condition 3.Improvement in pain and function sustained for more than five years 2.The majority of patients experienced pain relief within the first 6 weeks posttreatment 1.Studies done on the Intracept procedure found: A majority of patients reported 75% to 100% pain reduction at five years after the Intracept procedure, according to Relievant Medsystems, the maker of Intracept. Because it cannot regrow and begin transmitting pain signals again, there should be no need to repeat the Intracept procedure. ![]() The basivertebral nerve is unique because it does not regenerate like other nerves in the body. Have been told your lower back pain is being caused by a disc problem or an unknown cause.Have tried conservative treatment (medication, physical therapy, etc.) for at least six months and either didn’t get relief or the relief didn’t last.Have had chronic low back pain for six months or longer.If you have low back pain and you answer yes to the following three questions, you should be assessed to know whether you have vertebral endplate nerve dysfunction, which can be treated with Intracept. The condition can be seen on an MRI, but physicians can overlook it because this type of nerve dysfunction isn’t widely recognized. Vertebral endplate nerve dysfunction is sometimes missed or misdiagnosed and often is not found until a spine surgeon who specializes in this problem diagnoses it. It’s also a likely cause if you’ve been told you pain is due to a disc problem but it hasn’t gotten better with treatment like physical therapy. This is especially true if you have been told no one knows what is causing your back pain. If you have experienced lower back pain for six months or longer and physical therapy has not helped, you may be a candidate for Intracept basivertebral nerve ablation. Intracept relieved about 70% of his pain, Daly said. His pain had grown worse over time and his physician identified that the pain was actually coming from inside the fractured vertebra. In the accident, he suffered a T12 compression fracture. Carson Daly shared his Intracept surgery story with Today show viewers.Ĭarson Daly, co-host of NBC’s Today show, recently had Intracept surgery for chronic lower back pain he has been experiencing since a snowmobile accident in Aspen in the 1990s. The Intracept procedure for basivertebral nerve ablation is approved by the FDA as a safe, effective, and long-lasting treatment for chronic lower back pain caused by vertebrogenic pain syndrome. Ablating the nerve stops the pain signals, resulting in reduced or eliminated low back pain. Using Intracept, Neurosurgery One spine surgeons use radiofrequency energy to ablate, or destroy, the nerve that is transmitting pain signals to your brain. Intracept takes only an hour and you’re back at work and daily activities the following day. Neurosurgery One now offers basivertebral nerve ablation using a procedure called Intracept. ![]() Patients with this type of chronic low back pain often do not find relief from other types of conservative treatment, including medication and physical therapy. ![]() Basivertebral nerve ablation is a minimally invasive treatment for chronic lower back pain caused by vertebral endplate nerve dysfunction. If you have experienced lower back pain for six months or longer, Intracept basivertebral nerve ablation could help reduce or eliminate your pain.
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