West Point Grade通过林业发展局批准的新程序(现由TRICARE和保险公司承保)发现慢性背部疼痛得到缓解。 A West Point grad found relief from chronic back pain via a new FDA-cleared procedure, now covered by TRICARE and insurers.

威利·威廉姆斯是西点军校毕业生，也是第101空降师的老兵，2024年通过Intracept™手术获得了多年慢性背痛的持久缓解。这是一种微创、获得FDA批准的治疗方法，针对由脊柱端板损伤引起的椎源性疼痛。 Willie Williams, a West Point graduate and veteran of the 101st Airborne Division, found lasting relief from years of chronic back pain in 2024 through the Intracept™ Procedure, a minimally invasive, FDA-cleared treatment targeting vertebrogenic pain caused by spinal endplate damage. 该程序现在由TRICARE和主要保险公司负责,使用无线电频能来中断子脑神经的疼痛信号。 The procedure, now covered by TRICARE and major insurers, uses radiofrequency energy to interrupt pain signals from the basivertebral nerve. 一周内,威廉姆斯 恢复了打球和操控院子的能力 Within a week, Williams regained the ability to play racquetball and tend his yard. 专家指出,大约六分之一的慢性后背疼痛病例来自这种经常被误诊的病情,可以通过MRI检测到这些病变,并强调对不适应传统疗法的病人进行适当诊断和治疗的重要性。 Experts note that about one in six chronic back pain cases stem from this often-misdiagnosed condition, detectable via MRI showing Modic changes, and stress the importance of proper diagnosis and treatment options for patients unresponsive to traditional therapies.