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November 08, 2019

Back Pain Relief Procedures in Richmond, Kentucky

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If you have back pain that seems like it's
worse than the normal aches and pains that

you have after working outside or
gardening, or doing normal things that can

make you just feel sore,
it's a good idea to go see your

primary care doctor.

When patients come into our office for the
first time, the first thing we do is get a

comprehensive history and physical on them
to find what's worked and what hasn't.

A lot of patients will have gone through
a lot of the conservative measures that we

can do, and many will get quite
a bit of relief before they ever set

foot in our office, which is ideal.

So, when they come to us we'll see
what's been done and what hasn't,

and we'll try anything that we can that
we think will give them the best chance

of relief and long-term recovery
and better quality of life.

When patients have gone through some
of those things, there are a lot of other

therapies that we can provide, including
what's called a Spinal Cord Stimulator

which involves helping to decrease the
amount of pain signals that actually reach

the brain from the low back
and the legs, or the arms and the hands.

For most of my patients,
I tell them that what I'm doing is to

try to get you back
to living a normal life.

I want you to get in touch with
learning and listening to your body

so that you don't overdo it.

But we want to make sure that chronic pain
isn't the thing that's limiting you.

It's basically just your ability to do
the things you want to be able to do.

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Baptist Health Richmond: Back Pain Relief Procedures

Acute and chronic back pain affects a large number of the population every day. Learn more about back pain relief procedures with Baptist Health Richmond.

Back Pain Relief Procedures in Richmond, Kentucky HealthTalks Transcript

Thomas Whealton, DO, Interventional Pain:
If you have back pain that seems like it’s worse than the normal aches and pains you have after working outside, gardening, or doing normal things that can make you just feel sore, it’s a good idea to go see your primary care doctor.

When patients come into our office for the first time, the first thing we do is get a comprehensive history and physical on them to find out what’s worked and what hasn’t. A lot of patients will have gone through a lot of the conservative measures that we can do, and many will get quite a bit of relief before they ever set foot in our office, which is ideal. So, when they come to us, we’ll see what’s been done and what hasn’t, and we’ll try anything that we can that we think will give them the best chance of relief, long-term recovery, and better quality of life.

When patients have gone through some of those things, there are a lot of other therapies that we can provide, including what’s called a spinal cord stimulator, which involves helping to decrease the amount of pain signals that actually reach the brain from the low back and the legs, or the arms and the hands.

For most of my patients, I tell them that what I’m doing is to try to get you back to living a normal life. I want you to get in touch with learning and listening to your body so that you don’t overdo it. But, we want to make sure that chronic pain isn’t the thing that’s limiting you. It’s basically just your ability to do the things that you want to be able to do.

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