Southwest Sports and Spine

What Southwest Sports and Spine does

Southwest Sports and Spine is a private interventional pain management practice headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, founded around 2009–2018 (sources conflict; website copyright shows 2018) with satellite clinics in Green Valley and Casa Grande. The clinic is staffed by three providers—Dr. Eugene Johnson (MD, dual board-certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation and chiropractic, fellowship-trained in interventional pain), Penny Van Patten (PA-C), and America Ramirez (FNP-C, bilingual Spanish/English)—and treats chronic and acute pain conditions including sciatica, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, facet joint arthritis, vertebral compression fractures, osteoarthritis of the knee, sports-related injuries, and headaches.

The practice's core offering is a portfolio of minimally invasive, image-guided interventional procedures—epidural steroid injections, facet joint and trigger point injections, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablation (including genicular RFA for knee pain), kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fractures, spinal cord stimulator trials, and EMG/NCS diagnostics—plus the FDA-cleared iovera° cryoneurolysis system for osteoarthritis knee pain. Technology is sourced through vendor partnerships rather than owned IP: iovera° cryoneurolysis, Nevro's Senza Omnia/HF10 spinal cord stimulation, and Boston Scientific SCS are integrated as device offerings, and Dr. Johnson delivers physician services at NW Tucson Surgery Center for procedures requiring surgical facilities.

The business model is insurance-based fee-for-service. Revenue is generated from office consultations, diagnostic procedures, and interventional treatments billed to a broad payer mix including Medicare, Railroad Medicare, AHCCCS Medicaid plans (Arizona Complete Health, American Indian Health Program, Care1st Arizona, Health Choice AZ, Mercy Care, UHC Community, University Family Care), Tricare, Veterans Choice, workers' compensation, and multiple commercial insurers (Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, Humana, UHC, AARP Complete, GEHA, Golden Rule). New patients self-refer or are referred by other physicians and download a New Patient Packet from the website. Go-to-market relies on the website (swsportsandspine.com), patient testimonials, and physician referrals rather than paid advertising. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; patients are advised to confirm insurance acceptance with the office.

Name

Southwest Sports and Spine

Legal name

Southwest Sports and Spine

Website

https://swsportsandspine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Southwest Sports and Spine is a private interventional pain management clinic in Tucson, Arizona, with satellite offices in Green Valley and Casa Grande, offering image-guided injections, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation trials, and iovera° cryoneurolysis to chronic and acute pain patients across Southern Arizona.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pain Management Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAKALAM

Pain Management (Spine & Musculoskeletal)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

SECONDARYHLAKALAB

Sports Medicine

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

SECONDARYHLAKALAE

Spine (Orthopedic Spine)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

SECONDARYHLAFAFAI

Orthopedic & Sports Rehabilitation Centers

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Post-Acute Care & Rehabilitation Facilities

Keywords

• Interventional pain management
• Chronic pain treatment
• Spinal injections
• Radiofrequency ablation
• Electrodiagnostic testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Tucson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Procedure-Based Revenue: Revenue generated from office consultations, diagnostic procedures (EMG/NCS), and interventional pain management treatments including epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, radiofrequency ablation, kyphoplasty, spinal cord stimulator trials, and other procedures. Services are billed to insurance including Medicare, workers' compensation, and private insurers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Southwest Sports and Spine is a physician-led interventional pain management clinic that diagnoses and treats chronic and acute spine, joint, and nerve-related pain conditions. Its core offering comprises minimally invasive procedures such as epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, trigger point injections, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablation (including genicular RFA), kyphoplasty, spinal cord stimulator trials, and iovera° cryoneurolysis, complemented by EMG/NCS electrodiagnostic testing. Services are delivered across three Arizona locations to patients referred by physicians or self-referred.

Product overview

Southwest Sports and Spine is a pain management healthcare clinic offering a comprehensive portfolio of interventional pain management treatments. The clinic provides services including epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, trigger point injections, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablation (including genicular RFA for knee pain), kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fractures, EMG/NCS diagnostic testing, and spinal cord stimulator trials. They also offer the FDA-cleared iovera° cold therapy treatment. Additional services include joint injections (wrist, shoulder, hips, knees, foot/ankles, elbow, SI), arthrocentesis, carpal tunnel injections, caudal steroid injections, cervical procedures, occipital nerve blocks, osteopathic manipulations, sacroiliac joint injections, thoracic procedures, and viscosupplementation. The clinic treats conditions such as sciatica, back and neck pain, failed back syndrome, sports-related injuries, spinal stenosis, disc injuries, aches and pains, and headaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Epidural Steroid Injections Corticosteroids and a local anesthetic are injected into the epidural space around the spinal cord to relieve pain caused by herniated discs, spinal stenosis, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, degenerative disc disease, or sciatica.
• Facet Joint Injections
• Trigger Point Injections
• Medial Branch Block
• Radiofrequency Ablation (Radiofrequency Neurotomy)
• Genicular Radiofrequency Ablation (Genicular RFA)
• Kyphoplasty
• EMG/NCS (Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies)
• Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial
• iovera° Cryoneurolysis Treatment

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NevrocoreTechnology or IntegrationNevro is a medical device company providing the Senza Omnia spinal cord stimulation system. Southwest Sports and Spine offers temporary SCS trials using Nevro's technology, and if successful, refers patients to neurosurgeons for permanent implants. The partnership provides access to HF10 proprietary therapy and frequency versatility for treating chronic radicular pain and neuropathic pain.
• Boston ScientificcoreTechnology or IntegrationBoston Scientific provides spinal cord stimulation therapy for personalized pain management. Southwest Sports and Spine offers their drug-free SCS therapy which can be customized for individual patient needs. Part of the treatment options for chronic pain patients who cannot undergo or have already undergone spinal surgery.
• iovera° (Northwest Biotherapeutics)coreTechnology or Integrationiovera° is an FDA-cleared cryoneurolysis system that uses extreme cold to temporarily stop nerves from sending pain signals. Southwest Sports and Spine offers iovera° treatments for osteoarthritis knee pain and as an alternative for patients considering or unable to have knee replacement surgery. The treatment can be performed in office settings.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Clearway Pain Solutions: PE-backed interventional pain management platform operating across multiple U.S. states with a comprehensive spine and joint procedure offering. Comparable as a scaled, multi-site pain group pursuing the same outpatient interventional model; provides a benchmark for what scaled private-equity-backed pain looks like versus an independent 3-provider practice.
• National Spine & Pain Centers: Largest U.S. interventional pain management platform with 100+ locations across the East Coast and beyond. Comparable because it offers the same core menu of epidural injections, RFA, spinal cord stimulation, and joint procedures to chronic pain patients — but at vastly greater scale and with corporate infrastructure Southwest Sports and Spine lacks.

Direct peers

• Desert Pain Specialists: Multi-location interventional pain management practice serving Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, and the broader Phoenix metro in Arizona. Directly comparable on geography, service mix (epidurals, RFA, SCS, joint injections), and patient population — competing for the same Arizona chronic pain patient.
• Pain Stop Clinics: Multi-site Arizona pain management clinic network offering interventional procedures, accident/injury care, and workers' comp services. Closely comparable on Arizona geography, payer mix including workers' compensation, and broad interventional pain scope — competing directly for the same patient pool.
• Premier Pain & Spine: Arizona-based interventional pain management group offering injection therapies, RFA, spinal cord stimulation, and kyphoplasty across multiple Phoenix-area clinics. Closest direct regional competitor given overlapping procedure portfolio, payer mix, and Arizona market overlap with Southwest Sports and Spine's expansion corridor.
• Integrated Pain Consultants: Scottsdale/East Valley Arizona interventional pain management practice offering epidural injections, RFA, spinal cord stimulation, and joint procedures. Direct regional peer given overlapping Arizona market footprint, comparable provider-led clinical model, and similar procedure-focused service portfolio.
• Ahwatukee Sports and Interventional Pain Management: Phoenix-based interventional pain and sports medicine practice where Dr. Johnson completed his pain fellowship. Operates the same sports-and-spine clinical model, including fluoroscopic-guided injections and minimally invasive pain procedures, with comparable fellowship-trained physician staffing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SWSportsandSpine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southwest-sports-and-spine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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