Suffering from Chronic Low Back Pain
Chronic low back pain steals so much of life. Now there’s a way to get back to living. The IntraceptTM Procedure: the outpatient procedure for proven relief of chronic vertebrogenic low back pain.
The Only Procedure Designed to Relieve Vertebrogenic Pain
That spontaneous road trip, that special hug, that long-lost workout routine: let’s bring these moments back. The IntraceptTM Procedure is the only procedure specifically designed to target the basivertebral nerve for the relief of chronic vertebrogenic low back pain—letting people lean into life again. That’s living proof.
Southwest Florida Pain Center Understands
You don't have to live with pain that negatively affects your quality of life. Southwest Florida Pain Center is dedicated to providing this innovative, FDA cleared treatment for patients suffering from this distinct type of chronic low back pain.
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Our specialist, Dr. Robert Ball sees patients in Venice and Port Charlotte, Florida.
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Dr. Robert Ball
is originally from North Carolina. He earned his medical degree from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale. Dr. Ball has been practicing for 16 years.
Locations:
Venice
1299 Jacaranda Blvd.
Venice, FL 34292
Port Charlotte
19621 Cochran Blvd., Unit 3
Port Charlotte, FL 33948
The IntraceptTM Procedure Overview
How Does the IntraceptTM Procedure Work?
Proven Relief
- NEARLY 80% of patients in a recent long-term study would have the Intracept Procedure again for the same condition.
- AFTER 5 YEARS, 65% of patients reported they had resumed the level of activity they enjoyed prior to low back pain in a recent long-term study.
- LESS THAN 0.2% rate of serious device or procedure-related complications reported.
- BASED ON OVER 30 YEARS of research.
- NEARLY 80% of patients in a recent long-term study would have the Intracept Procedure again for the same condition.
- AFTER 5 YEARS, 65% of patients reported they had resumed the level of activity they enjoyed prior to low back pain in a recent long-term study.
- LESS THAN 0.2% rate of serious device or procedure-related complications reported.
- BASED ON OVER 30 YEARS of research.
- NEARLY 80% of patients in a recent long-term study would have the IntraceptTM Procedure again for the same condition.
- AFTER 5 YEARS, 65% of patients reported they had resumed the level of activity they enjoyed prior to low back pain in a recent long-term study.
- LESS THAN 0.3% rate of serious device or procedure-related complications reported.
- BASED ON OVER 25 YEARS of research.
Meet Patients Who Chose IntraceptTM and Are Living Proof
1. Fischgrund J, Rhyne A, Macadaeg K, et al. Long-term outcomes following intraosseous basivertebral nerve ablation for the treatment of chronic low back pain: 5-year treatment arm results from a prospective randomized double-blind sham-controlled multi-center study. Eur Spine J. 2020;29(8):1925-34. http://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06448-x
2. Koreckij T, Kreiner S, Khalil JG, Smuck M, Markman J, Garfin S. Prospective, randomized, multicenter study of intraosseous basivertebral nerve ablation for the treatment of chronic low back pain: 24-month treatment arm results. NASSJ. Published online October 26, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2021.100089
