When back pain won’t go away, your doctor will consider all the treatments that could help you, from exercise and physical therapy to medication. Part of that may include injections to ease your back ...

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 ...

Back pain is a common problem that affects millions of people worldwide. Many people take epidural steroid injections, a treatment in which steroids or corticosteroids are injected into the spine to ...

There appears to be limited evidence supporting the use of epidural steroid injections for certain types of chronic lower back pain, new guidance from the American Academy of Neurology finds. Epidural ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Open label placebo yielded approximately 1 month of improvement in chronic ...

A spinal steroid injection—also known as an epidural injection—may only reduce neck and back pain for a few months, according to a recent review by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). Spinal ...

Steroid injections can help relieve back pain and reduce a person’s need for surgery. They are typically a safe and effective treatment but do not provide a full cure for the cause of back pain. Many ...

McMinnville, Tennessee — Each month, Michelle Shaw went to a pain clinic to get the shots that made her back feel worse — so she could get the pills that made her back feel better. Shaw, 56, who has ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests that injections of steroids or arthritis drugs in the spine may not provide much extra relief for people with chronic back and leg pain due to nerve ...

Injections are widely used in the U.S. for chronic back and sciatic pain, yet a careful review of the research supporting this use does not support this practice. This blog presents the scientific ...