Services | Orthopedics and Pain Medicine Physician located in Edison, Clifton, Hazlet, Jersey City and West Orange, NJ | Garden State Pain & Orthopedics

How is my orthopedic condition diagnosed?

Orthopedic conditions are diagnosed through a combination of patient history, physical examinations, and diagnostic tests, including X-rays or MRIs to assess bones and soft tissues, CT scans for detailed imaging, ultrasounds for muscles and tendons, and blood tests to detect infections or inflammatory markers. Additional tools like electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies can help diagnose nerve-related issues. The orthopedic and pain doctors at Garden State Pain and Orthopedics have dianostic ultrasound and xray at all of their offices for your conveniece. Pain doctors Dev Sinha, MD, and Jahnna Levy, DO, perform EMG testing for nerve conditions. 

Mi-eye for diagnosis

At Garden State Pain & Orthopedics, our pain management physicians use a state-of-the-art device called mi-eye for diagnosis. The mi-eye is a handheld tool that includes a disposable optical needle along with a built-in camera.

This portable arthroscope provides detailed and well-lighted visualization of injuries like damaged joints from the inside out. The mi-eye can fit through natural body openings or through a small surgical opening if needed. The mi-eye often replaces the need for an MRI.

Sometimes, pain management physicians may use mi-eye in pain treatments as well. It has a lumen built-in, which means there’s a long, narrow channel through which they can administer medications when needed.

How does the Tenex procedure work?

Tenex is a treatment that your pain management doctor may recommend for pain related to tendon damage. Some of the most common examples of this are tendonitis and runners knee.

During your Tenex treatment, your Garden State Pain & Orthopedics physician views the damaged area on an ultrasound. They also use ultrasound guidance to extract the damaged or dead tissue that's causing you pain. When the severely damaged or dead tissue binds your tendon, it won't ever heal normally, so the Tenex procedure gives your body the ability to heal itself naturally.

Tenex offers a number of advantages and is a very popular minimally invasive alternative to major surgery today. You get quick pain relief, and you have minimal recovery time with Tenex. Tenex requires only local anesthesia and there are no stitches with the Tenex procedure, so there’s no major wound care to worry about. You can expect tendon healing in around 4-6 weeks.

What can I do to prevent re-injury?

Once your minimally invasive procedure is complete, you’re not done yet: physical therapy is an important part of your recovery. During your physical therapy appointments, you retrain your injured or previously painful body parts how to move safely again.

During physical therapy, you also rebuild strength — not only for your injured body part, but also for the surrounding muscles. If you commit to your physical therapy program and follow your doctor’s guidance, there’s no reason that you have to suffer this pain again.

More about Garden State Pain and Orthopedics

Garden State Pain and Orthopedics is a group of Orthopedic and Pain Management Physicians located in Clifton, Edison, Hazlet, West Orange, and Jersey City who have provided the highest quality healthcare since 1994. Garden State Pain & Orthopedics is on the cutting edge of technology in pain medicine with expertise across diverse pain conditions and treatment modalities, including interventional pain techniques, minimally-invasive surgeries, medical management, physical therapy, rehabilitation, and behavioral therapy. You can schedule an appointment with their pain doctors by selecting the “Book Now” button. 

Locations:

Clifton

Address: 1117 Route 46 East, Suite 301, Clifton, NJ 07013

Phone: 973-777-5444

Edison

Address: 25 South Main Street, Suite 12, Edison, NJ 08837

Phone: 732-376-0330

Jersey City

Address: 631 Grand Street, Suite 2-100, Jersey City, NJ 07304

Phone: 973-777-5444

West Orange

Address: 443 Northfield Ave West Orange, NJ 07052

Phone: 732-376-0330

Hazlet

Address: 226 Middle Road, Suite 4, Hazlet, NJ 07730 

Phone: 732-376-0330