Back pain — it’s the chief complaint that never quits. Whether it’s a herniated disc, spinal stenosis, or good old-fashioned degenerative disc disease, orthopedic and spine specialists see it every day.
But what if the next evolution in managing it isn’t another new device or medication, but a smarter way to deliver what we already know works best?
November 2025, North American Spine and Pain launched an advanced, integrated model for interventional back pain care that aims to do exactly that — marry precision diagnostics with minimally invasive techniques to target the source of spinal pain rather than just its symptoms.
“Chronic back pain often involves multiple structural and neurological factors,” says Kieran Slevin, M.D., Pain Management Specialist at North American Spine and Pain. “Our clinical model is designed to address the underlying source of pain, providing patients with a comprehensive pathway toward improved function and stability.”
A Sharper Toolkit for the Spine Specialist
North American Spine and Pain’s new approach leans on a range of targeted injection therapies — epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, radiofrequency ablation (RFA), and trigger point injections — each performed under image guidance for maximum accuracy and safety.
For pain stemming from inflamed or compressed nerves, epidural steroids offer focused anti-inflammatory relief. Facet joint injections help identify and treat pain from the posterior elements, and RFA takes it a step further — using controlled thermal energy to silence overactive pain pathways for longer-lasting benefit.
The team’s emphasis isn’t on stacking procedures but on precision sequencing — matching the intervention to the diagnostic findings, the anatomy, and the patient’s specific pain generator. It’s the difference between “let’s try this” and “here’s exactly why this should work.”
Collaborative Care, Modern Outcomes
What sets the North American Spine and Pain model apart is its multidisciplinary backbone. Board-certified pain physicians work alongside neurologists, orthopedic surgeons, and rehab specialists to ensure continuous evaluation and iterative treatment planning. Each patient’s care plan is built not as a one-off procedure but as part of a continuum that tracks outcomes and refines the approach over time.
For orthopedic colleagues, this collaborative structure means streamlined referral pathways and shared outcome data — making it easier to transition patients between surgical and nonsurgical modalities without losing clinical momentum.
From Procedure Room to Research Hub
The organization’s New Jersey-based facility functions as a regional center for interventional spine management. Procedures are performed in accredited environments that meet national safety and sterility standards.
A Broader Trend in Spine Care
This initiative reflects a larger movement across pain and orthopedic medicine: a push toward multidisciplinary, image-guided, and data-informed care for spinal disorders. As imaging technology and neurodiagnostic tools become more sophisticated, physicians can now treat spinal pain with a level of accuracy that simply wasn’t possible a decade ago.
For orthopedic physicians, this means the future of spine care is increasingly interventional, collaborative, and outcome-driven — and partnerships like those with North American Spine and Pain could play a pivotal role in reshaping how we define successful back pain management.