Franklin Pain and Wellness Center

Back Pain is the most common type of chronics pain. Sometimes, back pain is the result of a fractured spinal disc. If you’re experiencing symptoms like…

• Sudden, severe back pain.
• Worsening of pain when standing or walking.
• Some pain relief when lying down.
• Difficulty and pain when bending or twisting.
• Loss of height.
• Deformity of the spine - the curved, "hunchback" shape.

…you could have a fractured disc. Sometimes a fractured disc is very painful and other times, the fracture occurs gradually so the pain isn’t necessarily immediately felt. Some people don’t feel the pain, but rather notice their back becoming more curved. This is usually a sign of multiple fractured discs.

Luckily, the specialists at The Franklin Pain and Wellness Center have a minimally invasive solution for this type of back pain called Kyphoplasty. Kyphoplasty is a procedure done with local anesthesia. The doctor first numbs the area of the back near the compressed disc. A tiny hollow tube is inserted into the back right into the fractured vertebrae and then fills the vertebrae with a cast material, which hardens and restores the height of the vertebrae. Kyphoplasty only takes a few hours and the recovery is generally very easy.

The best part is that Kyphoplasty is a great high tech solution for back pain as opposed to medications, which only treat the symptoms, require refills and often have side effects and addictive properties. For a non-narcotic solution for your back pain, contact The Franklin Pain and Wellness Center at Staff@franklinpaincenter.com or call (508) 507-8818.

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Pain patient, Carlo, tells Franklin Pain Center...

"I have been in pain in my back, neck and legs since 1999. I had to use a cane and then had to use Canadian crutches to help me walk. I was always in pain and my activities were always shortened, not to mention the pain medication I was taking, which was not helping. Before going to Dr. Boris I was worried that I would get worse, but I had too much pain and my quality of life was limited. I couldn’t walk nor stand [for too long] before I had to sit. Even sitting for a long period of time was painful. Today I feel much better. I still have pain but nothing like before. I don’t use the cane nor do I use my Canadian crutches. After the nerve blocks my life is better, I’m more active and more mobile. I am so thankful to Dr. Boris and recommend the pain treatment to everyone. My life is so much better I am happier and now can enjoy myself with my family. My wife is happier also."

For a referral packet or to refer a patient using our referral form on our website go to franklinpaincenter.com/doctors

A recent pain patient from Rockland, MA finally received the pain relief he had been looking for. After trying various other treatments and going from doctor to doctor, Duane found the solution to his pain. Duane had a spinal cord stimulator placed in his back, which now gives him control over his pain and keeps his medication dosage at a much lower level.

“Many times, patients use less narcotics or even come off narcotics entirely after placement of the Spinal Cord Stimulator” states Dr. Chan, co-owner of The Franklin Pain Center.

“I have been in pain since an auto accident in 2004. The doctor’s solution who I was seeing prior to coming to the pain center, was medication and physical therapy. I felt that physical therapy and medications would not work due to me having harrington steel rods in my lower back since 1983. I was trying to manage my pain with one Tylenol-3 per day, so my primary doctor recommended the pain clinic. My biggest fear was that it would not help and I would require nerve blocks and radio frequency ablation procedures for the rest of my life. Dr. Chan placed a spinal cord stimulator and now instead of pain running my life, I control the pain. I would recommend this treatment to others in a heartbeat.” -Duane