Botox for Muscle Spasm and Migraines Dr. Adam Weitzman uses BOTOX® as a prescription medicine that is injected to prevent headaches in adults with chronic migraine or adults who suffer from chronic muscles spasms of the neck. Similarly to how BOTOX® is used on the cosmetic industry to relax tensed muscles of the face, BOTOX® …
Category Archives: Pain Management
Manipulation Under Anesthesia
Manipulation Under Anesthesia Procedures As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Adam Weitzman can provide patients with mild sedation through IV, which allows the patient to completely relax and inhibits any muscle contractions. With the help of Chiropractic Physicians, the patient is thoroughly stretched while scar tissue and adhesions are broken up by hand. The process can cause …
Radio Frequency Ablation
Radio Frequency Ablation Procedures When a patient has chronic pain, and it is difficult for them to tolerate physical activity or other activities of daily living the doctor can use a technique called radio frequency ablation to decrease the nerve’s ability to sense pain. This procedure provide patients with 6-12 months of relief.
Facet Blocks
Facet Joint Injections Facet joints (also called zygapophyseal joints) are small joints of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion. They are found in the neck (cervical), upper back (thoracic) and lower back (lumbar). They can become painful as a result of arthritis, injury, or mechanical stress. However, this is not necessarily the …
Epidurals
Epidural Steroid Injections Patient suffering from pain, numbness and tingling into the arms or sciatice like symptoms down into the gluts and legs may be helped with an epidural injection. Patients who benefit from this injection commonly have bulging discs that are visualized on MRI.
Joint Injections
Joint Injections Procedures When a medium or large joint is inflamed, arthritic or causing pain, large joint injections are utilized to numb the pain, nourish the cartilage, regenerate the worn-down tissue and/or decrease the inflammation. Commonly used medications in joint injections include, lidocaine, steroid, hyaluronic acid, regenerative medicine, or a combination of these medicines. Depending …
Tendon Injections
Tendon Injections Procedures To address tendonitis problems such as tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow and rotator cuff tendinitis, a tendon injection may be helpful. Once a diagnosis of tendonitis or tendon tears are confirmed on MRI or Diagnotis Ultrasounds Dr. Adam Weitzman may recommend an injection with an anti-inflammatory medicine or regenerative medicine. Dr. Adam Weitzman …
Trigger Point Injections
Trigger Point Injections Procedures Trigger Point Injections are used to address muscular problem and large painful knots in the muscle Trigger Point Injections may be used. When a muscle has adhesions and knots up the muscle becomes shorter which can cause that muscle to always feel tight. Dr. Adam Weitzman uses a small guaged needle …
Regenerative Medicine
Regenerative Medicine Procedures With recent advances in the regenerative medicine world doctors are now able to use more natural biologics to help promote healing, tissue repair while decreasing inflammation naturally. Doctors are now able to filter regenerative cells from the patient’s bone marrow or blood plasma. There are also many amniotic or cord blood products …