If you are experiencing lower back pain, there are many different procedures that can be considered.
Just in the lumbar spine, not counting any muscles, bursas, vertebral bodies, or many other things, there are over 85 different types of procedures for the low back! Make sure your doctor considers all of these and makes the best decision for you to treat your pain.
Considering just the low back spine:
Lumbar facet injections- 5 each side or 10
Interlaminar Epidural steroid injections: 5
Transforaminal Epidural steroid injections: 5 each side or 10
Diagnostic medial branch blocks: 5 each side or 10
Radiofrequency: 5 each side or 10
Selective nerve root blocks: 5 each side or 10
Discogram: 5 levels
Lumbar/Thoracic SCS trial/placement: 2
Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation: 5 each side: 10
SI joint injections: one each side or 2
SI joint diagnostic blocks: 2 sides
SI joint radiofrequency: 2 sides
Sacral Dorsal Root Ganglion stimulation: 2 each side: 4
Hip steroid injections: 2 sides
Sacrococcygeal joint injections: 1
Celiac Plexus Block: 1
Lumbar sympathetic Block: 1