Referred Pain

Referred pain can complicate the diagnosis and treatment of spinal pathologies, sometimes leading to a stalemate in healing. If the proper area is not treated, pain will not disappear. Patients can become frustrated, distrustful and hopeless. Specialists in spinal therapy, however, can use testing and experiential knowledge to accurately pinpoint the source of back or referred pain, leading to a treatment plan that works.

Referred pain means discomfort that originates in one area of the body but is channeled to another via nerve pathways. Referred pain that has its source in a back injury can show up as a symptom that is common to many spinal conditions. Some of these are:

• Early-stage spinal osteoarthritis or spondylosis
• Herniated disc
• Bone spurs
• Spinal stenosis

Removing the Cause of Referred Pain

Pain from a neck injury or disc degeneration can be referred to shoulders, arms and hands. Lumbar problems can send pain through the hips, thighs, calves and feet. Patients may or may not feel pain, stiffness or achiness in the affected area of the spine. Correct diagnosis will reveal the cause of referred pain, tingling or numbness.

Deteriorated discs or spinal bone spurs that are compressing nerves can be repaired or removed using state-of-the-art arthroscopic surgery at the Bonati Institute. This group of dedicated doctors and staff works with highly successful, proprietary procedures and patented instruments, providing a minimally invasive alternative to open-back surgery, with improved recovery results and times. Comprehensive care at the Bonati Institute can quickly and effectively eliminate the cause of referred pain.