Learn more generally about Back Pain.
A herniated disc has a tear or hole in the disc where the jelly-like fluid is leaking out, whereas a bulging disc is pushed outward between the vertebrae and has a saggy appearance. Learn about the differences between a herniated disc and bulging disc and the treatment for each in this article. Disc Bulge Symptoms…
What It's For & When to Use it This procedure is for lower back pain and upper leg pain, but not for sciatica. Radiofrequency Ablation is for use in situations where you have arthritis, diabetes, spinal stenosis, or osteoporosis. Typically, we may first try a Facet Joint Injection, and if that doesn’t provide long-term pain…
The Classic Epidural The classic approach, that was always used in the past, is injecting the medicine into the mid-line of the spine in the front. The problem with this is that the pain’s source is in the back of the spine, so it may take two or three injections before the medicine can reach…
Spinal Stenosis is one of the most common chronic conditions we see in the clinicIt is the combination of two types of spinal issues… Spinal discs keep the bones in place. As they degenerate with age, it brings the bones closer together. Then, the spinal discs may protrude backward which starts pinching the nerves. The…