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Does anyone know anything about the intracept procedure? I have severe arthritis in lumbar with pinched nerves. RFA’s didn’t work and steroids didn’t work either and after six procedures and 7000 dollars out of pocket and yes I have insurance I’m done with expensive bandaids!

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I have read about the Intracept Procedure made by Relievant for vertebrogenic pain. I have been trying to find out more about it but hitting dead ends. Lucky you because it has only been developed for the lumbar spine. (My entire spine is fused except for T2 through T7 and those vertebrae have multiple problems but the main problem is the degenerative endplate changes called Modic Type 1 degeneration. The Intracept Procedure is similar to a radiofrequency ablation where the probe is designed to fit between the vertebrae into the intervertebral disc endplates containing nerves. The company is Relievant Medsystems, Inc. , corporate headquarters: 7201 Metro Blvd #300, Edino, MN 55439. Phone: 650-368-1000. I did find out that the pain management clinic where I have been put through multiple procedures, ESIs, nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablations with no relief, has two doctors trained in the Intracept procedure. I'm hoping I can at least talk to them about clinical trials on the thoracic spine. I hope you have good luck finding a doctor trained in this procedure with the info I have forwarded.

Find a good ortho surgeon and sounds like you need surgery. I did all that over the course of 20 years and it ended up with surgery with the orthopedic surgeon. It was nothing short of life-changing and me getting my life back. Today they can off put you by sending you in circles without a pocket cost if you’re on Medicare have surgery. The surgeries are so good and the caveat being an excellent orthopedic surgeon.