Level 1 · Spine · Musculoskeletal
Lower back pain: sitting for more than twenty minutes
When the pain comes from the disc or the facet joints, we can try to bring it down in selected cases. If what you have is stenosis or a slipped vertebra, this treatment does not correct it.
- 2–6
- days in Mexico
- 1–3
- applications in the base protocol
- $4,000–15,000
- USD, base protocol range
What lower back pain does to your day
Sitting
Sitting for more than twenty minutes becomes unbearable.
Mornings
Getting out of bed in the morning is harder than moving around during the day.
Lifting and bending
Carrying the groceries or bending over the sink changes your whole day.
Shifting position
You shift position constantly, looking for one that does not hurt.
What it can do and what it does not
Both lists carry the same weight because both matter equally to your decision.
What it can do. In documented cases
- It may reduce pain of discogenic or facet origin in selected cases.
What it does not do. And we will not imply otherwise
- It does not reverse advanced disc degeneration.
- It does not correct lumbar canal stenosis.
- It does not correct spondylolisthesis or instability.
- It does not replace strength and posture work, which remains the basis.
The protocol, step by step
| Item | lower back pain · base protocol |
|---|---|
| Days in Mexico | 2–6 days |
| Price range | $4,000–15,000 USD |
| Applications | 1–3 |
| Route of administration | Ultrasound-guided intra-articular injection |
| Session length | 90 minutes |
| Follow-up | 30 · 90 · 180 days |
| Signed protocol | Current protocol · 2026 |
The treating physician sets the final protocol for each case
Questions about lower back pain
Written by the treating physician. The first one prevents the most wasted trips.
If your pain comes from stenosis, from a slipped vertebra or from instability, this does not correct it. Nor if there is infection, a tumour or a fracture. The MRI decides, and we ask for it before accepting you.
From the MRI and the examination, and sometimes from diagnostic blocks your own physician has already done. Lower back pain has several possible sources and they do not all respond the same way.
It is assessed case by case. With fixation hardware or a fusion the options change considerably, and sometimes the answer is no.
We do not promise that, and we do not ask you to stop them on your own. If the pain comes down, your physician will help you adjust them; withdrawing them by yourself can be dangerous depending on what you take.
There is no honest figure we can give you. We follow up at thirty, ninety and one hundred and eighty days, and that shows your real progress instead of an average that is not yours.
Yes, with breaks to stand up every hour or two. If your flight is long, say so at the assessment and we will schedule the procedure day around it.
Send us your MRI and we will tell you if you are a candidate
The assessment is with the specialist who performs this protocol. If your case is outside what it can help, we tell you on the first call.
What we need from you
- An MRI or X-ray less than 12 months old
- A list of the medication you take today
- What you have already tried: physiotherapy, injections, surgery