Anesthesiologists must always wear face masks when material is injected into the epidural or spinal space, regardless of location, according to a post in Anesthesiology by J. Lance Lichtor, MD, ...

Preoperatively receiving epidural steroid injections increases risk of infection after a lumbar spinal fusion, according to a study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery. Researchers examined a ...

Spine injections should not be given to adults with chronic back pain because they provide little or no pain relief compared with sham injections, say a panel of international experts in The BMJ today ...

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 ...

Choosing the best treatment plan for eliminating your neck or back pain can be a bit daunting - especially if you're not sure which treatments are available to you, or what the best solution for ...

There many safe minimally invasive medical approaches for various options for chronic low back and leg pain treatment. Naturopathic approaches such as massage and acupuncture are excellent ...