Epidural anesthetic or steroid injections, nerve blocks, and related interventions are commonly used to treat chronic back pain. This review found no solid evidence showing that these interventions ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Injury, age and poor posture can all contribute to herniated or bulging discs, which is a common cause of upper and lower back pain. Treatments range from pain management to ...

An international research team has identified dozens of new genetic risk factors linked to lumbar spinal stenosis, a common ...

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Pregnancy is a period of joy. However, as exciting as it is, childbirth also comes with pain. Fortunately, modern medicine has a solution. Labour pain today does not have to be painful. Among the ...

Persistent spinal pain after surgery (PSPS), which was formerly called "failed back surgery syndrome," is a difficult ...

In some cases, a steroid (cortisone) injection can reduce back pain and nerve pain that travels into your buttocks and legs by reducing inflammation. Our spine specialists may prescribe a combination ...

The same abnormal proteins that can build up in your heart when you have transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) can also leave deposits in your spine, resulting in spinal stenosis. The symptoms ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An international panel found no high certainty evidence on conventional procedures for spine pain. The panel ...

Previous research separately linked a viral protein called glycoprotein 120 (gp120) to increased pain sensitivity and ...

Upper back pain may be a sign of cancer that has spread to the spine. However, many other conditions can cause pain in the upper back, such as arthritis or a herniated disk. Some types of cancer may ...