The Intracept Procedure is a new, minimally invasive outpatient procedure which targets a nerve located in the bones of the spine (vertebrae) and is clinically proven to relieve chronic low back pain. Chronic low back pain is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide.

One cause of chronic low back pain is stress-led microfractures of the vertebral body endplates. Back injury, genetic makeup, and other factors can cause degeneration of the spine and lead to microfractures. The basivertebral nerve is located within the vertebral body and transmits pain from the vertebral body endplates, causing chronic low back pain.