Pain in your back or down your leg.
From a dull ache that won't quit to sharp pain that shoots down a leg — most back and spine problems get dramatically better with the right diagnosis and a plan built around you. Find the issue closest to what you're feeling below.
What to expect
Back & spine conditions
we treat.
Pick the one closest to what you're feeling. Each links to a page that explains it in plain language — and how we'd approach treating it.
Sciatica
Pain that starts in your lower back or buttock and shoots down one leg.
Your doctor may call this lumbar radiculopathy or a pinched sciatic nerve.Herniated Disc
A cushion between your vertebrae bulges and presses a nerve — back or leg pain.
Your doctor may call this a slipped disc or a bulging disc.Spinal Stenosis
The space around your spinal cord narrows — often leg pain or heaviness when walking.
Your doctor may describe this as narrowing of the spinal canal.Lower Back Pain
Persistent aching, stiffness, or spasms in the lower back — the reason most people see us.
Your doctor may call this lumbago or a lumbar strain.Degenerative Disc Disease
Spinal discs wear down with age or use, causing back pain that flares and fades.
Your doctor may describe this as age-related disc changes or disc degeneration.Facet Joint Pain
A deep ache from the small joints linking your vertebrae, worse when you bend or twist.
Your doctor may call this facet syndrome or facet arthropathy.Tailbone (Coccyx) Pain
Sharp or aching pain at the very base of the spine, usually worse when sitting.
Your doctor may call this coccydynia.Same region, very different problems.
"Back pain" can mean a dozen different things. Getting the right diagnosis first is what separates lasting relief from a treatment that never quite works.
Where your pain is coming from matters
Two people can both say "my back hurts" and have completely different problems — one a pinched nerve, the other a worn joint. They need different treatments. That's why we diagnose carefully before we treat.
- Pain that travels down a leg usually means a nerve is involved
- Pain that stays local is more often a joint, muscle, or disc
- Pain worse when sitting vs. standing points to different causes
Axial vs. radicular pain
We distinguish axial (local mechanical) pain from radicular (nerve-root) pain, then localize the generator — disc, facet, nerve root, or sacroiliac joint — with exam and imaging before selecting a treatment pathway.
- Most cases never require surgery
- Diagnostic blocks can confirm a pain source before treatment
- Treatment escalates from conservative to interventional as needed
From conservative
to precise.
We work from the least-invasive options upward. Most back and spine patients improve well before surgery is ever on the table.
Conservative & medical
Targeted physical therapy, activity guidance, and medication management to calm a flare and rebuild stability.
Image-guided injections
Epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks, and facet injections delivered precisely to the source of the pain.
Advanced interventional
Radiofrequency ablation and minimally invasive options for pain that hasn't responded to first-line treatment.
From first call to real relief.
Book a visit
Pick a day and time window online, or call. We'll confirm the office closest to you.
Get a real diagnosis
A physician examines you, reviews any imaging, and explains in plain English what's going on.
Start a plan
We begin with the least-invasive treatment likely to work — and adjust as you respond.
Stay coordinated
The same team follows you through recovery. No handoffs, no starting over.
Ready to get to the bottom of it?
Book with a board-certified pain physician at a location near you — most patients are seen within days.