Nov 28, 2018 | Back Pain, Joint Injections, Pain Management
Epidural steroid injections, or ESI, are indicated for many forms of low back pain and leg pain. The goal of this treatment is pain control. Epidural injection tends to provide temporary relief from pain, and the effects could last from one week up to one year. It is...
Nov 19, 2018 | Pain Management, Physical Therapy, Regenerative Medicine
For millions of Americans, pain is an everyday occurrence. In fact, it’s estimated that almost one-third of the American population (over 100 million people) suffer from chronic pain. Whether its the sting chronic lower back pain, or the unrelenting pain or...
Nov 17, 2018 | Back Pain, Joint Injections, Pain Management
Back pain is common and often incredibly disabling. Some 4 out of 5 Americans will suffer from back pain at some point in their life, with 10% of the population having a chronic lower back pain. This chronic pain can be caused by a whole host of different things, and...
Nov 15, 2018 | Pain Management, Physical Therapy
Back pain is common and crippling. 80% of Americans will have acute back pain at some point in their life. However, for 10% of the population, back pain becomes chronic and relentless. Day in day out they suffer silently with back pain. For some of these individuals,...
Nov 9, 2018 | Pain Management, Spinal Cord Stimulator
A spinal cord stimulator is an electrical unit that is inserted into the back and delivers impulses to relieve pain. The device comes with some complications as does any surgical procedure. Complications are rare but patients need to be aware of the possible problems...
Nov 7, 2018 | Joint Injections, Pain Management
Cortisone injections into the hip joint can alleviate pain by decreasing inflammation and providing long-term pain relief. The hip joint is susceptible to arthritis, mechanical stress, and injury that can cause pain in the hip, buttock, leg, and low back. There...