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flag A West Point grad found relief from chronic back pain via a new FDA-cleared procedure, now covered by TRICARE and insurers.

flag 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. flag The procedure, now covered by TRICARE and major insurers, uses radiofrequency energy to interrupt pain signals from the basivertebral nerve. flag Within a week, Williams regained the ability to play racquetball and tend his yard. flag 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.

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