Pain Management in Savannah, GA

Summit Spine & Joint Centers’ Savannah office sits on Hodgson Memorial Dr, providing pain management in Savannah, GA, and throughout greater Chatham County. If the name isn’t familiar yet, that’s fair. This office is newer to the coast than our Atlanta-area locations. What carries the practice here is the same thing that built the rest of the network: physicians trained at places like Emory and Baylor, board certification, and a track record of treating pain without surgery.

Dr. Shawn Banon, who leads care at this location, completed his pain medicine fellowship at Emory University after an anesthesiology residency at Baylor College of Medicine, with additional training at Texas Children’s Hospital, Texas Heart Institute and MD Anderson Cancer Center. That’s the kind of training history worth checking before choosing a Savannah spine clinic.

Most patients who come in are dealing with pain that’s been building for months or years, not something that started yesterday. The first visit identifies where the pain is coming from, using imaging review and a hands-on exam, before recommending a treatment plan.

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Patients at the Savannah office come in with a range of neck, back and joint pain, including:

• Herniated Disc: often traced back to a specific lifting injury or years of repetitive strain on the lower back.
• Degenerative Disc Disease: the gradual disc breakdown that shows up on imaging as people move into their 40s, 50s and beyond.
• Lumbar Radiculopathy (Sciatica): nerve pain that runs from the lower back into the hip, thigh or calf.
• Spinal Stenosis: narrowing of the spinal canal that tends to show up as leg pain when walking or standing for more than a few minutes.
• Facet Joint Pain: stiffness and localized pain from the small joints that let the spine bend and twist.
• Post-Laminectomy Syndrome (Failed Back Syndrome): ongoing pain after a previous spine surgery that didn't fully resolve the problem.
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS): pain disproportionate to an original injury, usually in an arm or leg.
• Fibromyalgia: widespread muscle pain and tenderness, often paired with fatigue and poor sleep.
• Back Pain: general lower or upper back pain that hasn't improved with rest, over-the-counter medication or physical therapy.

Treatment starts with the least invasive option that's likely to work, and moves from there only if needed. The Savannah office offers 19 non-surgical treatments:

• Lumbar epidural steroid injections: targeted anti-inflammatory injection for lower back and leg pain.
• Cervical epidural steroid injections: the same approach for neck and arm pain.
• Lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections: steroid delivered directly to an irritated nerve root.
• Facet joint injections: calms inflamed joints along the spine.
• Medial branch blocks: a diagnostic injection that pinpoints which facet joint is causing pain.
• Sacroiliac joint steroid injections: for pain where the spine meets the pelvis.
• Radiofrequency ablation: a heat-based nerve treatment for pain that keeps returning.
• Lumbar radiofrequency neurotomy: a longer-lasting version of RFA for the lower back.
• Cervical facet radiofrequency neurotomy: a longer-lasting version of RFA for the neck.
• Rhizotomy: disables the nerve fibers carrying pain signals from a joint.
• Genicular radiofrequency ablation: for chronic knee pain.
• Celiac plexus block: for abdominal and pelvic pain.
• Stellate ganglion block: for complex regional pain syndrome in the face, neck or arms.
• Lumbar sympathetic block: for leg pain related to CRPS.
• Discography diagnostic imaging to confirm which disc is the pain source.
• MILD minimally invasive decompression for spinal stenosis.
• Vertiflex Superion: an implant-based alternative to spinal stenosis surgery.
• Intrathecal pump implant delivers pain medication directly to the spine at low doses.
• Back pain treatment a combined plan for general or chronic back pain.

Two providers see patients at the Savannah office:

Dr. Shawn Banon, MD: completed his pain medicine fellowship at Emory University after residency training at Baylor College of Medicine. This Savannah pain management doctor's clinical focus includes neuromodulation and vertebral augmentation.

Megan Mabe, PA-C: a physician assistant with a background in family medicine and an Army veteran.

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We accept all major commercial insurance carriers and Medicare. If you don’t see your plan listed, please contact our office at (844) 972-7752. The managed care health insurance market changes rapidly, and specific coverage questions should be discussed directly with your insurance company or our knowledgeable staff.