Neck Pain Specialist

What is neck pain?

Neck pain is a common problem, but that doesn’t mean you should grit your teeth and bear it. At Ascend Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Mammen specializes in helping patients ages 16 and older find relief from all types of neck pain.

Depending on the cause, neck pain can occur with other symptoms, such as numbness or weakness in your arms or hands, headache, and muscle tightness or spasms.

What causes neck pain?

Your neck moves in many directions and supports the weight of your head, making it vulnerable to a wide range of conditions and injuries that can cause pain. The most common causes of neck pain include:

• Muscle strain from poor posture and overuse
• Osteoarthritis, which is wear-and-tear damage in your joints
• Nerve compression from a herniated disc, bone spur, or spinal stenosis
• Whiplash from a rear-end car accident

Sports injuries and falls can also damage the muscles and ligaments in your neck, leading to pain.

What neck pain treatments are available?

At Ascend Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Mammen offers the latest treatment options to eliminate neck pain so you can resume the life you love. He creates an individualized treatment plan that may include:

Cervical epidural injections

These injections relieve neck pain and swelling due to something pressing on a nerve in your cervical spine.

Selective nerve root blocks

This type of injection uses a special type of X-ray called fluoroscopy to target a painful nerve.

Stellate ganglion blocks

A stellate ganglion nerve block also uses fluoroscopy to guide an injection of numbing medicine to branches of nerves in your neck. 

Medial branch blocks

This fluoroscopy-guided injection bathes your medial branch nerves in numbing medicine.

Trigger point injections

These injections relieve pain from trigger points, which are small muscle spasms, also known as knots.

Regenerative medicine

Regenerative medicine techniques like platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and stem cells may help certain types of neck pain.

Spinal cord stimulator

This implanted device uses controlled electrical impulses to stimulate your spine and block pain signals.

Cervical radiofrequency ablation neurotomy

This fluoroscopy-guided procedure involves heating your medial nerves with a specialized radiofrequency needle.

Facet injections

Using fluoroscopy, Dr. Mammen injects medicine into one or more of the small joints on either side of your spine. Facet injections can diagnose the source of neck pain and provide relief.

MLS laser therapy

Multiwave Locked System (MLS) robotic class IV laser therapy is a safe, painless procedure that uses light energy to eliminate pain and reduce inflammation.

For expert care of neck pain, call Ascend Regenerative Medicine or request an appointment online today.