A new study from the AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement reveals that spinal injections help more than three out of every four patients experience back pain relief but only slightly more than half ...
If you're thinking of getting an injection for back pain, you might want to think again. A panel of experts has examined the practice, found serious issues with its use – including financial gain – ...
A modified interlaminar lumbar epidural steroid injection approach, known as the parasagittal approach, is more effective at reducing unilateral lumbosacral radicular back pain and is safer than the ...
In some cases, a steroid (cortisone) injection can reduce back pain and nerve pain that travels into your buttocks and legs by reducing inflammation. Our spine specialists may prescribe a combination ...
Spinal injections to treat back pain are typically safe. However, side effects can occur, such as bleeding, infection, increased pain, headache, and more. Doctors may suggest spinal injections to ...
Mild or moderate adverse product-related events, including back pain, muscle spasms, and thigh pain, were reported by three participants and resolved without further intervention. One serious adverse ...
Just a week after an American Academy of Neurology (AAN) committee found "limited efficacy" for epidural steroid injections to treat chronic back pain, an international panel is going much further, ...
A large study on the effectiveness of injections for spinal stenosis was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in July of this year. It was designed by top doctors in the field of pain ...