icular ▁pain ▁from ▁sp inal ▁st en osis , ▁a ▁disease ▁of ▁ag ing . ▁ ▁The ▁R acz ▁procedure ▁emp lo ys ▁a ▁wire - bound ▁or ▁spring ▁loaded ▁c ath eter ▁to ▁mechan ically ▁break - up ▁or ▁dissol ve ▁scar ▁t issue , ▁also ▁called ▁e pid ural ▁ad hes ions ▁or ▁fib roid s , ▁that ▁have ▁formed ▁around ▁the ▁n erve ▁roots , ▁and ▁allows ▁for ▁local ▁an est het ics , ▁sal ine , ▁and ▁ster oid s ▁to ▁be ▁inject ed ▁into ▁the ▁affected ▁area . ▁This ▁procedure ▁was ▁assigned ▁a ▁Current ▁Pro ced ural ▁Term in ology ▁( CP T ) ▁code ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁and ▁awards ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁R acz ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Gro ver ▁E . ▁Murray ▁Professor ship , ▁T T U H SC ' s ▁highest ▁award . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁University ▁Medical ▁Center ▁named ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁end owed ▁chair ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁at ▁T T U H SC ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁Medical ▁Center . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁L if etime ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Inter vent ional ▁P ain ▁Phys icians . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁New ▁York / New ▁Jersey ▁Soci eties ▁of ▁Inter vent ional ▁P ain ▁Phys