Treating Piriformis Syndrome
Image Based Surgery Center is a leader in the effective treatment of piriformis syndrome. Patients the world over travel to IBSC in Santa Monica, California, in order to achieve the pain-free lifestyle they seek, free from sciatica and piriformis syndrome.
It's incredible but true: more than 1.5 million people annually in the USA have MRI scans to pinpoint the source of their "sciatica." But more often than not, these people are being misdiagnosed; in reality, they suffer from piriformis syndrome.
Buttock and leg pain are common indicators of the condition commonly known as sciatica. But an amazing 1.2 million of those annual scans fail to find the cause of the pain, which is usually located in the spine even though patients feel it in their buttocks and legs.
Worse, more than 300,000 of those patients end up having lumbar spine surgeries, and as many as 25% of those fail to relieve their pain as a result of the procedure. That's a staggering number considering the cost, effort and recovery window required of lumbar spine surgery.
And in many of these cases, the reason for the failure is simple: the diagnosis failed to identify the correct root cause of the sciatica - piriformis syndrome.
Its treatment is much less invasive and severe than the treatment of herniated lumbar disks. However, many doctors never consider piriformis syndrome as a possible diagnosis. Many physicians who are aware of it are uncertain how to properly diagnose and treat it.
IBSC surgeons rely on years of expertise combined with the safe, pain-free accuracy of MR neurography imaging to pinpoint the source of sciatica pain. Many patients report excellent, sustained results from IBSC's acknowledged leadership in MR-guided injections. This form of treatment is minimally invasive, virtually pain free and entirely comfortable. It is performed entirely within IBSC and the procedure often takes less than an hour.
Your safety is our primary concern at Image Based Surgery Center. That's why we only use MRI imaging for your procedures. No dangerous radiation from repeated CT scans or x-rays - only the 100% safe, completely comfortable Philips Panorama MRI for all your imaging requirements.
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