Spine Pain Management Treatment

You do not have to live with constant back pain.

At UPMC, our spine experts offer a comprehensive range of spine care and pain management services for people with acute or chronic pain due to spine conditions.

From temporary injections to implantable devices, our team of multidisciplinary specialists will work with you to find the right treatment plan. Our goal is to help you regain mobility and have an active lifestyle.

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How Do You Help Manage Back Pain?

Our advanced pain treatment techniques include:

• Cervical dorsal root rhizotomy — Uses radiofrequency pulses to inactivate some of the sensory nerve fibers that enter the spinal cord from the neck muscles.
• Dorsal root entry zone lesioning— Benefits people with brachial plexus avulsion.
• Endoscopic sympathectomy — A minimally invasive surgery for treating conditions caused by overactive nerves, such as hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), facial blushing, and certain types of chronic pain.
• Intrathecal drug pump — An implantable device that delivers pain medication directly into the spinal fluid.
• Selective nerve root injection — An injection of cortisone around the nerve root.
• Spinal cord stimulation — Uses low voltage stimulation to block pain.

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By UPMC Editorial Staff. Last reviewed on 2025-05-16.