March 6, 2012 (Vienna, Austria) — The use of ultrasound to guide transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TF-ESIs) for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy is an effective radiation-free ...

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This week we are going to discuss a treatment which is not in the physical therapy realm but is often discussed in the context of physical therapy-the injection of steroids into the spine and other ...

Cervical myelopathy and cervical radiculopathy are neurologic conditions. They both originate in the neck and cause a loss of function. Cervical myelopathy is caused by compression of the spinal cord ...

Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) should be contraindicated under certain circumstances in the management of back pain, the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug ...

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Brain and Spine Surgeons of NY (BSSNY) may include the word “surgeons” in its main practice title, but that doesn’t mean that all patients want or need to have surgery in order to experience pain ...

Dear Dr. Roach: At 64, I was in very good health except for moderate hypertension, which was treated with lisinopril. I then had an incident lifting a heavy load, which injured my back. Long story ...

Degenerative cervical disc disease may present with symptoms of pain and stiffness in the neck, and pain, paraesthesia, numbness or weakness of the limbs. Conservative treatment options include rest, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: At 64, I was in very good health except for moderate hypertension, which was treated with lisinopril. I then had an incident lifting a heavy load, which injured my back. Long story ...