Dr. Steven R.M. Helper, MD, FRCPC, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1C6

Interventional spine pain management. Specialize in diagnosing and treating painful spinal disorders. Special interest in spinal injections and minimally invasive procedures under x-ray guidance.

Procedures include: selective nerve root blocks, transforaminal steroid injections, medial branch blocks, intra-articular facet injections, radiofrequency neurotomy or ablation, sacro-iliac joint injections, sacro-iliac joint neurotomy, piriformis injections, vertebroplasty, percutaneous disc decompression (discectomy), discography, intradiscal modulation.

Type of Spine Care Professional

Physiatrist

Areas Served

British Columbia

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Conditions and Treatments

Conditions

• Cervical spine disorders
• Degenerative disc disease
• Degenerative spinal conditions
• Herniated disc / bulging disc
• Lumbar spine disorders
• Piriformis syndrome
• Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
• Sciatica / radiculopathy
• Spinal stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Thoracic spine disorders
• Trauma
• Whiplash

Treatments

• Discectomy
• Epidural steroid injection - lumbar
• Injections
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Non-surgical spinal decompression therapy (cervical)
• Non-surgical spinal decompression therapy (lumbar)
• Vertebroplasty

Professional Affiliations

• American Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• North American Spine Society
• Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• International Spine Intervention Society

Certifications

• American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• Electromyography

Professional Distinctions

• Fellowship, Interventional Spine, University of Pennsylvania, PENN Spine Center