Welcome to SpinePain & Orthopedic Injury Center

If you are suffering from back pain or neck pain and you are not finding relief else where, contact the
SpinePain & Orthopedic Injury Center at 727-210-2225 to make an appointment to meet with us.
Our SpinePain & Orthopedic Injury Center team reviews each case, verifying which non-operative approach
is the best route for each patient. Popular traditional treatments like Epidurals may be paired with totally
new methods of treatment. The end goal is always relieving the acute pain and working toward clear
management of ongoing pain levels.
SpinePain Patient Services
Discogram
A discogram can show if a disc has begun to rupture and if it has tears in the tough
outer ring (the annulus). By injecting dye into the disc to increase pressure it can be
determined if this is the area causing the pain.
Trigger Point Injections
Trigger Point Injection procedure used to treat painful areas of muscle that contain
knots of muscle that form when muscles do not relax. Many times, such knots can be
felt under the skin, and in some instances may irritate the nerves around them and
cause referred pain.
Platelet Rich Plasma
(PRP) Therapy. A small vial of a patients blood is spun in a Centrifuge to separate the
platelet-rich plasma from the other components. The concentrated platelets are
injected at the site of the patient's injury. The growth factors that platelets secrete spur
tissue recovery.
Spinal Cord Stimulation
A spinal cord stimulator is a device that uses pulsed electrical signals to the spinal cord
to control pain. Spinal cord stimulation consists of stimulating electrodes, implanted in
the epidural space, an electrical pulse generator, implanted in the lower gluteal region.
Spinal cord stimulation has notable analgesic properties and can be used for complex
regional pain syndrome and other neuropathies.
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Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
RFA, or rhizotomy, is used to treat severe chronic pain. Radio frequency waves are used
to produce heat on specifically identified nerves surrounding the facet joints on either
side of the lumbar spine. By generating heat around the nerve, its ability to transmit
pain signals to the brain is destroyed, thus ablating the nerve.
Electrodiagnosis
Electrodiagnostic tests assess the neuropsychological function of peripheral nerves. It is
a method of obtaining information by passively recording the electrical activity of body
parts, or by measuring their response to external electrical stimulus.
Medial Branch Blocks
Medial branch nerves are very small nerve branches that carry pain
messages from the facet joints and the muscles around the joints. This
procedure is a non-surgical treatment that relieves pain from a specific
facet joint using injections.
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Our Physicians
Lee Ann Brown, D.O.
Lee Ann Brown, D.O. is board certified in both Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation and Pain Management. She specializes in the accurate diagnosis
and effective treatment of pain through a variety of non-surgical techniques
including, electro diagnostics, therapeutic exercises, spine and joint injections,
assistive devices, medication and other rehabilitation therapies.
" Most painful injuries and disorders can be treated without the use of
surgery.
(Lee Ann Brown)
After obtaining her medical degree at West Virginia School Osteopathic
Medicine, Dr. Brown completed her residency in Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation at Northwestern University. Dr. Brown was granted the prestigious
William Randolph Hearst Fellowship Award at Northwestern Rehabilitation
Institute in Chicago.
Dr. Brown uses the latest in technology and advanced treatments in order to
restore the maximum movement and functionality to her patients. She treats and
manages chronic pain without the risk, expense and recovery time associated
with surgical intervention.
Our Physicians
Gloydian Cruz, MD
Gloydian Cruz, MD is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation. A graduate of Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico, Dr.
Cruz completed her residency training in Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
(UTHSCSA).
She recently completed her fellowship in Interventional Spine at Lags Spine
and Sports in California where she specialized in fluoroscopy-guided spine
procedures and ultrasound-guided peripheral joint injections. Dr. Cruz also
performs Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies (EMG/NCS) to
formulate individualized patient diagnosis and treatment plans.
Dr. Cruz is dedicated to the practice of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
with an emphasis in pain management. She believes in a multidisciplinary
approach to treat pain in order to help patients enhance and restore
functional abilities, independence, and quality of life.
Our Physicians
George A. Panagakos, MD
George A. Panagakos, MD, obtained his medical degree from Medical
College of Wisconsin and completed his residency training at Emory
University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is double board certified in both pain
management and anesthesiology
Dr. Panagakos has served as Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology
and Director of Pain Management Services at Morton Plant Mease
Countryside and Dunedin Hospitals. He has successfully treated patients in
the Tampa Bay Area for over 20 years and has been featured on local news
channels discussing the latest interventional pain management treatment
modalities.
Location
Primary Office Contacts Email: info@spinepainortho.com
Tampa
4700 North Habana Avenue, Suite 505,
Tampa, FL 33614
Phone: 813-875-2225
Fax: 813-875-2240

Clearwater
28050 US Highway 19 N Suite 100
Clearwater, FL 33761
Phone: 727-210-2225
Fax: 727-210-0880
http://www.210back.com/