Raj N. Sureja, MD If you’ve ever strained your neck or back, you’re very familiar with muscle guarding, although you may not even be aware of the term. After experiencing the pain of a neck or back strain, you may
Read More »
Raj N. Sureja, MD I greatly encourage my chronic pain patients to live the highest quality of life possible, even with pain, and one of the resources that often is used to help them do so is the Electronic Spinal
Read More »
Raj N. Sureja, MD Q: What type of patient will benefit from interventional pain management?A: Individuals with chronic pain (pain lasting three months or more, which might have otherwise resolved, based on the associated cause), who have conditions such as back
Read More »
Raj N. Sureja, MD In this section of the FAQ, I’ll answer questions about some of the most common interventional procedures I perform. Q: What is an epidural steroid injection (ESI)? A: An epidural steroid injection involves injecting a corticosteroid
Read More »
Raj N. Sureja, MD Q: Are these Interventional procedures safe? A: Of course, interventional pain management procedures are generally safe when performed by fellowship-trained physicians with skill and experience. Patients must be aware of the potential risks and complications inherent
Read More »
Raj N. Sureja, MD Q: How do I choose the right interventional pain management specialist for me and the condition(s) I have? A: It is important to seek a fellowship-trained, board-certified interventional pain management specialist with experience in the procedures
Read More »
Raj N. Sureja, MD Q: What is interventional pain management? A: Interventional pain management is a specialized area of medicine where we diagnose the root cause and treat chronic pain using minimally invasive, interventional procedures, whenever possible. We seek to
Read More »
OSC's Dr. Raj Sureja (pictured center) with PainTEQ representatives on April 17, 2024 On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, Interventional Pain Management Physician Raj Sureja, MD, performed the first sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion in Virginia, Maryland, and DC, using the PainTEQ
Read More »
Raj N. Sureja, MD Jenny L.F. Andrus, MD Although we’ve often talked about the hazards of opioids in articles we have authored, and shown data that opioid use isn’t effective for long-term treatment of chronic pain, we thought it appropriate
Read More »
I first came to OSC to see Dr. Raj Sureja for a follow-up after I had spinal fusion surgery. I began to panic because I had once had a bad experience with another physician with the epidural, but Dr. Sureja
Read More »
Schedule an appointment with our highly skilled, multidisciplinary team of orthopaedic and spine specialists.
