Conditions

Cervical/ Thoracic/ Lumbar Herniated Disc

Herniated discs put pressure on surrounding nerves and cause inflammation of the surrounding nerves, causing pain, numbness, or weakness in the back, neck, arms, or legs

Cervical/ Thoracic/ Lumbar Stenosis

Spinal stenosis is a condition where the spinal canal in your spine is narrowed. This can lead to pain, numbness, weakness, balance problems, decreased function in the hands, difficulty walking.

Cervical/ Thoracic/ Lumbar DDD (Degenerative Disc Disease)

Degenerative disc disease is a spinal condition that occurs when the discs between your vertebrae lose their flexibility, leading to persistent neck or back pain, numbness in limbs, and reduced mobility.

Sciatica/ Lumbar Radiculitis

Sciatica is a nerve pain condition that originates from the lower back and causes pain that travels down one or both legs. Sciatica causes pain, weakness, tingling, numbness, and aching in the low back, buttocks and/or leg.

Sacroiliac Joint Pain

Sacroiliac joint pain is most commonly felt in the low back and buttock but can also be referred into the thigh and leg. Sacroiliac joint pain can be from trauma, pregnancy, repetitive stress, sports, and following spinal surgery.

Piriformis Syndrome

Piriformis syndrome occurs when your piriformis muscle compresses your sciatic nerve and results in inflammation. It can cause pain or numbness in your buttock and down the back of your leg.

Peripheral Nerve Entrapment/ Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Peripheral nerve entrapment occurs when a nerve is compressed or pinched, which can cause pain, numbness, and tingling in the affected area.

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is a condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It is a degenerative disease that primarily affects the joints, causing pain, stiffness, swelling and limited mobility. The disorder most commonly affects joints in your hands, knees, hips and spine

Headaches

Headaches can originate from pain-sensitive structures in the head, including the muscles, blood vessels, nerves, and sinuses. Headache disorders include migraines, tension-type headaches, cluster headaches, post-traumatic headache,

Peripheral Neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy occurs when the nerves that are located outside of the brain and spinal cord (peripheral nerves) are damaged resulting in pain, numbness, and tingling sensations.

Diabetic Painful Neuropathy

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a type of nerve damage that primarily affects the nerves in the feet and legs, but can also occur in the arms and hands.

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a neuropathic pain disorder, often caused after injury or surgery, that results in severe chronic pain in the extremities. The pathophysiology is multifactorial and involves pain dysregulation in the sympathetic and central nervous systems. Although the cause of CRPS is not fully understood, early diagnosis and treatment can help alleviate pain, restore function, and improve your quality of life.

Post-herpetic Neuralgia (PHN)

Post-herpetic Neuralgia (PHN) is the most common complication of shingles. It causes a burning pain in nerves and skin. The pain lasts long after the rash and blisters of shingles go away.

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. Researchers believe that fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain and spinal cord process painful and nonpainful signals.

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome/ Post-Laminectomy Syndrome

Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is a condition where patients experience persistent or increased pain after spinal surgery.

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS)

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a group of disorders caused by the compression of nerves, veins, or arteries as they pass through an area between the neck and shoulder causing neck, shoulder, arm, and hand pain; numbness and tingling sensations; and arm and hand weakness.

Rib Pain/ Dysfunction

Costovertebral joint pain is a painful condition that occurs when the joints between the ribs and vertebrae are irritated, compressed, subluxed or rotated.

Chest Pain

Musculoskeletal chest pain includes pain related to the anterior chest wall bony and cartilaginous structures, chest wall musculature and the thoracic spine.

Pain after a mastectomy can be caused by a number of factors, including nerve injury and scar tissue formation. Pain that lasts longer than three months after surgery is called post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) and can affect 25–60% of mastectomy patients

Abdominal Wall Pain

Chronic abdominal wall pain typically results from some entrapment of the cutaneous nerve of the abdominal wall

Pelvic Pain

Chronic pelvic pain is one of the most common medical problems among women. Chronic pelvic pain has many possible causes and may involve different systems in the body, including the urinary, reproductive gastrointestinal, musculosketal and neurological systems.

As a physiatrist, Dr. Ajay K. Masih specializes in comprehensive, non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal and pain disorders. He employs a functional approach to injury prevention and diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. Rather than treating only the affected areas, he strives to personalize rehabilitation of his patients’ entire musculoskeletal system as a whole. Dr. Masih’s mission is not only to decrease pain, but also return patients back to their normal daily activities so they can focus on living a healthy lifestyle. Our team at the Center for Spine and Sports Rehabilitation is committed to providing the highest quality of care.