Valley Health Interventional Spine provides a non-surgical, evidence-based
approach to accurately diagnosing and treating painful spine conditions
using image-guided, minimally invasive procedures. Our treatments benefit
patients who may not have positively responded to conservative management.
With a concentrated focus on spine care, our team of clinicians create
customized plans of care using an array of diagnostic injections and image-guided
procedures.
Our program also offers additional procedures including spinal cord stimulator
trials and electrodiagnostic evaluation of the upper and lower limbs.
Image-guided diagnostic procedures can provide additional information
to better target and treat painful spine conditions.
Low back pain has been estimated to affect 15-20% of adults in any given
year and 80% over the course of their lifetime. For the vast majority
of patients, a source of spine pain can be identified. Our team is committed
to providing a compassionate and comprehensive approach to accurately
diagnosing and treating the source of painful spine conditions. Physical
exam and diagnostic imaging findings alone may not be sufficient to determine
the specific source of neck, back or radicular pain.
Commonly performed image-guided procedures for cervical, thoracic, and
lumbar/sacral conditions:
Transforaminal epidural steroid injections
Diagnostic and therapeutic selective nerve root blocks
Medial branch blocks
Medial branch neurotomy (radiofrequency ablation)
Diagnostic and therapeutic intra-articular sacroiliac joint and hip joint
injections
Edward Lam, MD Interventional Spine Care Specialist
Dr. Lam is passionate about improving his patients’ quality of life by using evidence-based, image-guided procedures to treat painful spine conditions.
David Essaff, DO Medical Director
Dr. Essaff has worked with thousands of patients across the region whose pain is a barrier to doing every day, basic life activities.
Patient Stories
Relief from Disc Pain - Leonard's Story
Thanks to the expertise of David Essaff, DO, Valley Health Interventional Spine specialist, Leonard was able to return to his normal daily activities pain-free.
Relief from Spinal Stenosis - Jeanne's Story
Jeanne found immediate relief from Spinal Stenosis pain by working with David Essaff, DO , Valley Health Interventional Spine specialist. “...it was almost immediate relief. I was able to get out, do most everything I wanted to do, and I could walk my puppy! I am so tickled that I found him because he talks to me - I feel like I've known him my whole life. He doesn't just write me a prescription and send me on my way."
Relief from Backpain - Milton's Story
With the help of David Essaff, DO, Valley Health Interventional Spine specialist, Milton McInturff is no longer dependent on medication for pain relief and lives his life pain free!
