You don’t have to live with chronic back pain—or rush into surgery. Today’s pain specialists offer innovative, non-surgical treatments that relieve discomfort, restore mobility, and help you return to what you love.
At Grand Rapids Pain, board-certified interventional pain physicians Dr. Keith Javery and Dr. Girish Juneja provide non-surgical, physician-directed care for chronic pain, nerve conditions, and complex spinal issues. By avoiding reliance on narcotics, we focus on solutions that treat the root cause of pain and reduce the risk of worsening symptoms caused by overusing opioids. Our approach is personal, precise, and minimally invasive—without unnecessary medications or corporate “treatment factories.” If your pain hasn’t improved with traditional options, we can help.
Let’s explore the leading non-surgical treatments available for back pain relief in Grand Rapids and how we can help you heal.
Your Options: Non-Surgical Back Pain Treatments That Work
Most back pain improves with conservative treatments that do not require surgery. These non-surgical back pain treatments aim to reduce inflammation, relax muscles, manage nerve pain, and support healing in the spine and surrounding tissues.
Common treatment options include:
- Targeted nerve blocks and injections
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
- Behavioral medicine and stress management
- Anti-inflammatory diets and lifestyle changes
At Grand Rapids Pain, we specialize in identifying the exact cause of back pain and tailoring your treatment to address it directly, rather than masking the symptoms.
Interventional Pain Management Techniques
If you’ve tried chiropractic or physical therapy without lasting relief, or if your pain is more complex, our interventional techniques may be the next step.
Unlike relying on narcotics, which can lead to opioid-induced hyperalgesia (a condition where pain sensitivity increases with long-term narcotic use), our advanced treatments aim to break free from that harmful cycle.
- Advanced Techniques Offered:
- Nerve blocks for localized relief
- Epidural steroid injections to reduce spinal inflammation
- Facet joint injections for arthritis-related back pain
- Radiofrequency ablation to disrupt pain signals
- Spinal cord stimulation using small electrical impulses
- Peripheral nerve stimulation for targeted pain areas
These options are image-guided, precise, and do not require open surgery. We refer to this suite of techniques as MIST 2.0 (Minimally Invasive Surgical Therapeutics). This approach avoids the risks of long-term opioid use, such as tolerance, dependency, and worsening pain sensitivity, which can make conditions even harder to treat.
Why We’re Different: Expert Pain Specialists, No Middleman
Chronic reliance on opioids is no longer considered standard care for long-term pain management, and for good reason. While these medications temporarily mask pain, prolonged use can lead to a condition known as opioid-induced hyperalgesia, where the nervous system becomes more sensitive to pain rather than less.
Patients often find themselves stuck in a pattern where the medication seems less effective over time. Instead of solving the problem, opioids create a “rebound effect,” making patients feel worse without their pills and only slightly better with them. This simultaneous cycle of dependency, tolerance, and increased pain sensitivity shows that opioids can make chronic pain syndromes much harder to treat.
At Grand Rapids Pain, we eliminate the risks associated with chronic narcotics by offering effective interventional techniques and holistic strategies designed to address your pain at its source.
Why We’re Different: Expert Pain Specialists, No Middleman
At Grand Rapids Pain, your care plan is developed directly by your physician, not filtered through layers of staff or corporate systems. Dr. Javery and Dr. Juneja are hands-on providers, nationally respected in the field of interventional pain medicine.
This direct physician involvement ensures your treatment is not only personalized but also based on the latest clinical guidelines and techniques. Whether you’re seeking non-surgical back pain relief, spine-specific therapies, or treatment for persistent neck pain or leg pain, we offer the most advanced solutions available—right here in West Michigan.
Live Better Without Surgery (or Opioids)—Here’s How We Can Help
Non-surgical treatments offer an opportunity to manage and reduce chronic back pain without the long-term risks of narcotics or surgery. Effective pain relief begins with eliminating dependency on medications like opioids that can cause lasting harm, such as increased pain sensitivity and resistance to other treatments. At Grand Rapids Pain, we combine advanced therapies with lifestyle support to offer realistic, long-term solutions.
Call us at (616) 727-0083 or request an appointment online to start your personalized treatment plan. Our team is ready to help you move better and feel better, on your terms.
