Pain Management
Image-guided, interventional procedures for pain originating in the spine, with the goal of improving function and reducing the need for medication.
Conditions treated
- Chronic neck and back pain
- Radiculopathy and sciatica
- Facet joint pain
- Spinal stenosis
- Post-surgical spine pain
- Vertebral compression fractures
Procedures performed
- Epidural steroid injections
- Facet joint injections
- Medial branch blocks
- Radiofrequency ablation (medial branch neurotomy)
- Spinal cord stimulation and neuromodulation
- Kyphoplasty
A note on approach: pain management at RIVA is interventional and image-guided, with an emphasis on non-opioid treatment. These procedures are diagnostic and therapeutic tools within a broader treatment plan, not a substitute for one.
Scheduling
RIVA Surgery Center is an outpatient surgery center in Orcutt, California, opening October 2026. Procedures are scheduled through your surgeon’s office. For questions about the center, call (510) 513-5747.