Case Report: Lumbar Discogenic Pain

Spine & Nerve

In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves present a case of an early 40s female physician who presented with about 1 year of back pain that was progressively impacting her marathon training. Listen as the doctors talk through this case presentation, including the history, physical, workup, conservative management and dive into some of the options they are considering as this case (and the science behind Interventional options) progresses. This podcast is for information and educational purposes only, it is not meant to be medical or career advice. If anything discussed may pertain to you, please seek council with your healthcare provider. The views expressed are those of the individuals expressing them, they may not represent the views of Spine & Nerve. References: 1. Smuck M, Khalil J, Barrette K, Hirsch JA, Kreiner S, Koreckij T, Garfin S, Mekhail N; INTRACEPT Trial Investigators. Prospective, randomized, multicenter study of intraosseous basivertebral nerve ablation for the treatment of chronic low back pain: 12-month results. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2021 May 24:rapm-2020-102259. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2020-102259. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34031220. 2. https://anchor.fm/spine/episodes/Smoking-is-still-the-new-smoking-how-smoking-can-make-chronic-pain-worse-eb8h1b