Back & Neck Procedures At City Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

Dr. Marco Lawandy, our Director of Interventional Pain Management, performs the following spine and neck procedures at all three offices. Learn more about each option below.

Back & Neck Procedures

Dr. Lawandy treats the following Back & Neck Procedures

Nerve

Epidural steroid injections
(interlaminar, transforaminal, caudal)
Epidural steroid injections
Selective nerve root blocks
Selective nerve root blocks
Medial branch blocks and facet joint injections
Medial branch blocks and facet joint injections
Sacroiliac joint injections
Sacroiliac joint injections
Sympathetic nerve blocks
stellate ganglion, lumbar sympathetic, celiac plexus, hypogastric, ganglion impar
Sympathetic nerve blocks
Intradiscal Injections
Intradiscal Injections

Radiofrequency ablation

Spinal radiofrequency ablation
Spinal radiofrequency ablation
Sacroiliac joint radiofrequency ablation
Sacroiliac joint radiofrequency ablation

Minimally invasive spine

Intracept
(basivertebral nerve ablation) for chronic low back pain
Intracept
MILD
(minimally invasive lumbar decompression) for spinal stenosis
MILD
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression
(MILD)
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression
Interspinous spacer (Minuteman)
Interspinous spacer (Minuteman)
for spinal compression fractures

Neuromodulation

Spinal cord stimulation
Spinal cord stimulation
Dorsal root ganglion stimulation
Dorsal root ganglion stimulation
Peripheral nerve stimulation
including SPRINT 60-day therapy
Peripheral nerve stimulation
ReActiv8 restorative neurostimulation
for chronic low back pain
ReActiv8 restorative neurostimulation
for spinal compression fractures

Not sure which procedure is right for you? Dr. Marco Lawandy, our Director of Interventional Pain Management, reviews your history and imaging and explains which options fit your condition, from spine injections and radiofrequency ablation to minimally invasive spine procedures and neuromodulation. See the back and neck conditions he treats. Appointments are available in West Orange, Paramus and East Rutherford, NJ.