Steroids help reduce inflammation that can cause severe back pain, but steroids aren’t long-term solutions. They come with a number of potential side effects and health risks. Share on Pinterest Getty ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study from Johns Hopkins shows that there is little benefit to imaging patients’ backs before treating their pain with an epidural steroid injection. MRIs are routine before the injections, the ...

The study successfully met its primary endpoint, with a greater proportion of patients treated with SPRINT PNS achieving ≥50 ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old male and have had pain in my buttocks down to my outside thigh muscles. My primary care doctor ordered an MRI of the lower back and referred me to an orthopedic ...

Steroid injections for back pain are no more effective than a placebo, according to a study reported in the New York Times. Researchers in the study, which appeared in the latest issue of Annals of ...

McMINNVILLE, Tenn. — 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 been ...

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