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 ...

Epidural steroid injections can deliver an anti-inflammatory steroid into the epidural space around the spinal cord. It is unclear why this might cause pain before relief, but there are many theories, ...

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 ...

Pain management doctors focus on helping a person find relief from pain due to underlying conditions or as long-term consequences of surgical procedures. Pain management doctors work with a variety of ...

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 ...

Botox is FDA approved to treat cervical dystonia, a specific type of neck pain. While some doctors use it off-label to treat other conditions that cause neck pain, Botox does not appear to be ...

In 2009, Dr. Chou and colleagues reviewed 40 studies comparing epidural injections (and other types of injections or ablations) to placebo injections. For back pain without pain radiating down the leg ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. 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 ...