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An ingredient that is found naturally in sunflower seeds may hold the key to treating the pain associated with abdominal inflammation.

Epidural steroid injections are performed in patients with pinched nerves, usually in the neck or back. The pinched nerve can cause pain that stays close to the spine, but usually causes pain that radiates to the arm, buttocks, or leg.

Advanced Spine and Pain (ASAP) not only offers four skilled, competent, and board-certified physicians in Drs. Burgher, Turley, Leatham, and Hatgis, we also offer four mid-level providers with extensive patient care and expertise.

When simple and conservative care like injections, time, and physical therapy does not work, patients often ask, “does surgery work?"

Through procedures including radiofrequency ablation and medical devices (Intrathecal Pump), we were able to minimize medications and resume a patient's active lifestyle.