Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Interventional Radiology & Pain Management Procedures

Interventional radiology producers also help to manage the pain, particularly for patients experiencing certain types of spine and neck pain.

Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty are minimally invasive procedures used to relieve the pain from a vertebral fracture, especially if it does not improve after several weeks of pain medication and treatment with a brace. Both vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty procedures involve placing cement into the fractured vertebra through small incisions in the skin under x-ray guidance.