Patient Education Videos for Pain Management & Vein Treatments
Explore our educational video library to better understand pain management procedures, spine treatments, vein conditions, and minimally invasive therapies offered at MVM Health.
Our video library is designed to help patients learn about common conditions, treatment options, and advanced medical procedures. Watch easy-to-understand videos covering spine conditions, epidural injections, nerve blocks, chronic pain treatments, and vein procedures so you can feel confident about your care and treatment plan.
Pain Conditions
Anatomy of the Spine
The spinal column is the body’s main support structure. Its thirty-three bones, called vertebrae, are divided into five regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and coccygeal.
Herniated Disc
Between the vertebrae of your spine are soft discs. They let your spine twist and bend. They absorb shocks. But if damaged, the disc’s soft center can push through the disc wall. That’s a herniated disc. This bulge presses against nerves in your spine.
Avoiding Trigeminal Neuralgia Triggers
If you have trigeminal neuralgia, you know how distressing it can be. You feel drained and hopeless. You live in fear of the next attack. But the good news is that some attacks are caused by specific triggers. Avoid those triggers and you may have fewer attacks. Here are some triggers we know about.
Interventional Pain Management
If you live with pain that won’t go away, you know how frustrating it can be. Interventional pain management is a branch of medical care that can help. Specialists in this field find the cause of your pain. They treat it at its source. This can give you a better quality of life.
Vein Conditions
Spider Veins
These tiny, squiggly veins are most often seen on the face and legs. They may be bright red or blue. Spider veins aren’t harmful, but they can be embarrassing if you don’t like the way they look.
Varicose Veins
If you have swollen, twisted veins beneath your skin, you have varicose veins. Most often, they are found in the legs and the feet. They can be painful, and many people feel embarrassed by them.
Pain Treatments
Spine Treatments and Nerve Block
Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
This injection procedure is performed to relieve neck, shoulder and arm pain related to compression of a nerve root in the cervical spine. Conditions such as herniated discs and spinal stenosis can compress nerves, causing inflammation and pain. The medication injected helps decrease the swelling of nerves.
Epidural Steroid Injection (ESI) in the Cervical Spine
This injection treats the pain of an inflamed nerve in your cervical spine. It relieves nerve swelling. If you have a herniated disc, spinal stenosis or some other problem that’s pressing on a nerve, it may help you.
Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection
This injection procedure is performed to relieve low back and radiating leg pain. Steroid medication can reduce the swelling and inflammation caused by spinal conditions.
Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
This outpatient procedure is an injection of a steroid-anesthetic medication. The medication can reduce swelling and inflammation of irritated spinal nerves.
Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection
This outpatient procedure is an injection of a steroid-anesthetic medication through an opening in the sacrum. The medication can reduce swelling and inflammation of irritated spinal nerves. The injection takes only a few minutes to complete.
Cluneal Nerve Block
This injection treats painful nerves in the lower back and upper buttocks. We call these the “cluneal” nerves. The injection will show us if these nerves are the source of your pain. And if they are, the block will give you relief.
Lumbar Sympathetic Block
This procedure is an injection that numbs branches of nerves in your lower back. It helps doctors find and treat a number of problems linked to these nerves. Usually, a series of injections is needed to treat a problem.
Facet Joint Injections
The facet joints, found on both sides of the back of the spine, can become painfully irritated or inflamed. A facet joint injection may help diagnose the source of a patient’s pain. It can also relieve pain and inflammation.
Joint Injection (Therapeutic, Shoulder)
This outpatient injection procedure relieves pain in the shoulder and arm caused by arthritis, injury or disorder.
Regenerative Therapies
Prolotherapy Treatment for Chronic Knee Pain
This non-surgical procedure relieves chronic knee pain with an injection that promotes the natural healing of damaged joints and soft tissues.
Prolotherapy Treatment for Chronic Lower Back Pain
This non-surgical procedure relieves chronic lower back pain with an injection that promotes the natural healing of damaged joints and soft tissues of the spine.
PRP Therapy for Shoulder Pain
If you have shoulder pain, platelet rich plasma therapy may help. It uses parts of your own blood to help your body heal itself. PRP can help your shoulder feel better and work better.
Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Discs
Spinal discs allow your spine to bend and twist. These flexible shock absorbers can be damaged by injury, disease, or the added stress that can result from a spinal fusion. But stem cell therapy may help.
Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures
Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant (Trial Procedure)
Spinal cord stimulation (also called SCS) uses electrical impulses to relieve chronic pain of the back, arms and legs. It is believed that electrical pulses prevent pain signals from being received by the brain. SCS candidates include people who suffer from neuropathic pain and for whom conservative treatments have failed.
Vein Treatments
Endovenous Foam Treatment (EVFT) for Varicose Veins
This minimally-invasive outpatient procedure uses a foam solution to shrink and close varicose veins. The foam is injected into the target veins through a catheter, leaving surrounding tissues unaffected.
Endovenous Laser Ablation
This therapy uses laser light to treat a varicose vein from within. It seals the enlarged vein and causes it to shrink. And it may ease things like the aching, burning and cramping caused by a varicose vein.
Foam Sclerotherapy
This injection treatment is for varicose veins and spider veins. It causes enlarged veins to seal shut. It gets rid of unsightly veins without surgery. And it may ease things like the aching, burning and cramping caused by enlarged veins. Foam sclerotherapy is often a good choice for long, large veins that are hard to treat with traditional sclerotherapy.
Sclerotherapy
This injection treatment is for varicose veins and spider veins. It causes enlarged veins to seal shut. It gets rid of unsightly veins without surgery. And it may ease things like the aching, burning and cramping that enlarged veins cause.
Laser Treatment for Spider Veins
This treatment uses a laser to shrink spider veins in your skin. After your veins are treated, they fade and dissolve. Often, we use this treatment for spider veins on the face.