The Monmouth Journal reports that after years of disabling back pain, a young Hazlet mom finally got her life back thanks to an innovative nonsurgical procedure called basivertebral nerve ablation at HSS. Also known as BVN ablation or the Intracept procedure, the treatment applies heat to disrupt a specific spinal nerve that is transmitting pain signals to the brain.

Rosie Amoroso, 32, had suffered from low back pain for years, but it got progressively worse after giving birth three years ago. She said the pain became so severe, she often found it impossible to sleep.

“My back would be so bad, I couldn't pick up my son," Amoroso said. "I couldn't do basic things around the house, and I was putting a lot of pressure on my husband. He was very supportive but had a long commute to New York City for work every day.”

Desperate for relief, Amoroso consulted with nine different doctors, tried physical therapy and medication, received numerous epidural spinal injections, and underwent repeated radiofrequency ablation procedures. Nothing helped.

The unrelenting pain wasn’t her only challenge. While seeking care, Amoroso said she dealt with doctors who made her feel “very dismissed,” suffered through uncomfortable procedures that provided no relief, and spent thousands of dollars in insurance co-payments.

Still, she refused to give up hope.

“I was ready to do anything to eliminate the pain, even if it meant spine surgery,” she recalled. At that point, she made an appointment at HSS in Manhattan. Her father had undergone major surgery there with excellent results.

Read the full article at themonmouthjournalnorthern.com.