Posted on August 23, 2022
For Karen, a patient of Dr. Jonathan Daitch at Advanced Pain Management & Spine Specialists, the Relievant Intracept® procedure has given her a “whole new life!”
This minimally-invasive, non-implant procedure safely blocks pain signals that are causing chronic back pain. The Intracept® procedure is excellent for adults who desire effective, long-term relief after conservative measures have fallen short.
Adults who live with constant back pain often forget how significantly their pain dominates their lives. Like Karen, back pain can interfere with the ability to perform day-to-day tasks as well as one’s quality of sleep.
Once the pain is gone, people are able to resume an active lifestyle that is markedly improved. Thanks to Intracept, Karen now feels “there is nothing I can’t do physically.”
Although Dr. Daitch had kept Karen’s pain to a manageable level over the years, relief was always temporary. Feeling she was a good candidate for a new procedure for back pain, Dr. Daitch discussed the Intracept procedure with her.
After Dr. Daitch explained Intracept and how it worked, Karen was comfortable proceeding.
The Intracept procedure is performed in less than an hour in Park Center for Procedures, the APMSS outpatient surgery center located on the facility’s first floor.
With the patient comfortably sedated, a curved thread is inserted that targets the irritated nerve inside the affected vertebra. Through a controlled heating process, the pain signal is turned off.
Karen was only at the surgery center a total of 3-4 hours, but realized immediately “the pain I’d felt all those years was gone!”
The majority of patients experience pain relief within the first 2-6 weeks. Based on 30 years of research, most patients have improved comfort and mobility for more than 5 years.
At her 10-day follow-up appointment, Karen was excited about her life without pain.
The entire APMSS team believe that the relationships they have with patients is beneficial in helping them to achieve a life in comfort.
“When conservative measures fail to provide the patient with a desirable level of comfort, procedures such as Intracept are often the answer to longterm relief,” states Dr. Daitch. “For people who prefer to avoid open surgery or continue with repetitive pain management treatments, we offer some of the most advanced options available in Southwest Florida.”
Karen shared high praise for the entire team at APMSS. “I’ve been going there for years. They have been consistently excellent in all areas and show the utmost respect for their patients. It is an exceptional office.”
She also encourages others to consider advanced procedures at APMSS. “For anyone who is in pain on a daily basis and doesn’t want to continue on their current regimen, I’d highly recommend this,” Karen adds.
If you have endured back pain that is not responding well to injections, ask about procedures that may provide long-term or lasting relief.