Conditions Treated with Low Dose Radiation​

Low dose radiation therapy (LDRT) is a non-invasive treatment option that can significantly reduce painful inflammatory conditions of arthritis, tendinitis, bursitis, and plantar fasciitis with often durable pain responses with minimal to no side effects.

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TREATMENT SITES

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- Shoulders: Arthritis, Rotator Cuff Pain/Tendinitis, and Bursitis

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- Elbows:  Tennis Elbow/Golfers Elbow (lateral and medial epicondylitis), Arthritis, and Bursitis

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- Hands/Wrists: Arthritis in Fingers/Hands and Wrists, Dupuytren's Disease/Contracture, Tendinitis/De Quinveins Tenosynovitis

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- Hips: Hip Arthritis, Outer Hip Greater Trochanter Pain Syndrome (GTPS) Bursitis/Gluteal Tendinitis, Hamstring Tendinitis, Sacroiliac Joint (SI Joint) Arthritis

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- Knees: Arthritis, Quadriceps/Patellar Tendinitis, Post Surgical Knee Replacement Tendinitis Pain

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- Ankles/Feet: Plantar Fasciitis, Achilles Tendinitis, Ankle/Foot Arthritis/Tenosynovitis

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- Spine: Selective Cases Only - Low Dose radiation may be considered in only carefully selected cases of arthritis-related pain of bony joints of the spine such as facet joint arthritis and spine arthritis and for patients in their upper 70's of age and older.  

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-Autoimmune Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis:

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or other autoimmune inflammatory conditions may develop persistent pain in specific joints even when their systemic disease is otherwise controlled.

 

Low dose radiation may be considered for localized joint pain in selected patients, ideally when the underlying autoimmune condition is being managed by a rheumatologist and is not actively flaring throughout the body.

 

Low dose radiation does not replace rheumatology care or systemic medications for autoimmune disease.

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- Conditions Not Typically Treated with Low Dose Radiation

Low dose radiation is not appropriate for every type of pain. It is designed to reduce inflammation, not to correct mechanical nerve compression, scar tissue, instability, or structural problems that require other treatments.

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Nerve Pain, Numbness, or Tingling

Low dose radiation is generally not used for nerve pain caused by compression, narrowing, or nerve damage.

Examples include:

• Carpal tunnel syndrome

• Tarsal tunnel syndrome

• Sciatica

• Spinal stenosis

• Foraminal stenosis

• Pinched nerves

• Neuropathy

• Numbness or tingling from nerve injury

These conditions are often caused by mechanical pressure on a nerve or prior nerve damage. Low dose radiation cannot open a narrowed spinal canal, remove bone spurs pressing on a nerve, or reverse established nerve injury.

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-Trigger Finger - Trigger finger is usually caused by thickening or catching of the tendon sheath. Because this is often a mechanical/scar-tissue problem, low dose radiation is not typically used for trigger finger.