He asks to have the dose of controlled release oxycodone increased because its efficacy has decreased over time. Lumbar epidural steroid injections and medial branch nerve blocks have not helped. Physical therapy offers only minimal pain relief. The patient consults with a psychiatrist for mild ...
If medicines, physical therapy, and other treatments (like steroid injections) haven't helped your back pain, this surgery might be an option. Doctors usually only recommend it if they know exactly what's causing the problem. Spinal fusion might help you feel better if your back pain is caus...
Chiropractic adjustment, also calledspinal manipulation, is a procedure done bya chiropractorusing the hands or small instruments to apply controlled force to a spinal joint. There are many different conditions that have been treated using chiropractic manipulation, and the goal is to improve spinal m...
Corticosteroids are extensively prescribed in advanced cancer for various specific indications (e.g. spinal cord compression), for pain relief, as hormone therapy and to stimulate appetite and wellbeing. Choice of corticosteroid is dictated largely by local fashion, and times of administration are ...
Low Back PainSpinal StenosisObjective. To determine the effectiveness and risks of non-image-guided lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections.Vorobeychik, YakovSharma, AnilSmith, Clark C.Miller, David C.Stojanovic, Milan P.Lobel, Steve M.Valley, Marc A.Duszynski, BelindaKennedy, David J....