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Category: Chronic Pain Conditions

Compression Fractures

I Have Compression Fractures: Is Kyphoplasty the Best Solution?

Unlike other broken bones in the body, a compression fracture occurs in your spine and causes a vertebra to collapse. Dr. Vladimir Fiks uses an integrative approach to treating pain conditions like compression fractures at Advanced Pain Management Center in Portland, Oregon. Whenever possible, Dr. Fiks turns to noninvasive treatments, including rest, supportive devices like […]

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Treating symptomatic spinal stenosis with a MILD procedure

Treating symptomatic spinal stenosis with a MILD procedure.  Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal. It can occur at any place in the spine, but is most common in the lower lumbar region and is called lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). The spinal canal houses the spinal cord in your back. When stenosis occurs, it can cause pressure on the spinal cord and/or […]

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Chronic Back Pain

Basivertebral Nerve Ablation: The New Therapy for Chronic Back Pain

Trying to live with chronic back pain isn’t easy. It’s even harder when it seems like you’ve tried everything, but nothing provides relief. Fortunately, medical interventions continue getting better, opening new doors toward pain relief. One example is basivertebral nerve ablation — also known as the Intracept® procedure. Dr. Vladimir Fiks offers the latest proven […]

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Spinal Osteoarthritis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options

Back pain is a common problem. Low back pain alone troubles an estimated 619 million people worldwide. However, this widespread issue can have several causes, and they each require personalized treatments.Dr. Vladimir Fiks offers proven interventional treatments for spinal pain, including symptoms caused by osteoarthritis, at Advanced Pain Management Center. In honor of Arthritis Awareness Month this May, Dr. Fiks […]

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Invasive Spinal Fusion

Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion: Your Complete Guide to an Optimal Recovery

Any surgery can be scary, especially when it involves the spine. However, advancements in technology and surgical approaches have made these procedures safer and more successful than those in the past. And even better? Recovery takes a fraction of the time. Dr. Vladimir Fiks uses minimally invasive techniques to perform numerous procedures at Advanced Pain […]

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Is It Possible to Reverse the Effects of Peripheral Neuropathy?

Nerves are wondrous things. They send countless messages, enable movement and sensation, and make essential functions possible, like breathing, sweating, and digesting. They can also cause significant pain and dysfunction when something goes wrong. Experts use the term “peripheral neuropathy” to describe more than 100 diseases. They can have many causes, including diabetes, and they […]

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Radiofrequency Ablation vs. Spinal Cord Stimulation: Which Is Right for Me?

It’s never been easy treating chronic pain because it occurs for numerous reasons and varies significantly from person to person. Fortunately, advancements in medicine have brought new and innovative solutions to complex issues like nerve pain. Dr. Vladimir Fiks offers the latest treatment options in orthopedic medicine at Advanced Pain Management Center in Portland, Oregon. Two highly effective […]

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