What is a lateral branch neurotomy and why is it helpful? A lateral-branch neurotomy is a non-surgical procedure wh

Acute Pain Management Guideline Panel. Pain Control After Surgery. A Patients Guide. AHCPR Pub. No. 92-0021. Rockvil

Acute Pain Management Guideline Panel. Pain Control After Surgery. A Patients Guide. AHCPR Pub. No. 92-0021. Rockvil

Recently, SpineUniverse spoke with Doctor Lawrence Kamhi, an Interventional Pain Management specialist who practices

What is the epidural space? The membrane that covers the spine and nerve roots in the neck is called the dura membr

Does the following sound familiar? You injured your back quite some time ago. You went to your doctor and initially

Epidural glucocorticoid injections are commonly given to patients with leg and/or back pain to relieve such pain and

Acute Pain Management Guideline Panel. Pain Control After Surgery. A Patients Guide. AHCPR Pub. No. 92-0021. Rockvil

A facet rhizotomy may help to relieve pain by turning off the pain signals the spines facet joint(s) send to the bra

Neuropathic pain is a complex type of chronic back and/or leg pain (eg, sciatica) usually caused by nerve injury. Wh

What is the epidural space and what is an epidural injection? The covering over the nerve roots in the spine is ca

Are Epidural Steroids Useful? Injections of steroids into the lumbar epidural space are frequently used for low bac

Acute Pain Management Guideline Panel. Pain Control After Surgery. A Patients Guide. AHCPR Pub. No. 92-0021. Rockvil

SpU: Is the over-all success rate of spinal epidural corticosteroid injections good? Dr. Kamhi: As stated earlier,

Most often, a patient is referred to my practice by their primary care physician (PCP) or spine surgeon. When a PCP

SpineUniverse.com interviewed Kaliq Chang, MD—an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist about stem cells in

Blocks are injections of medication onto or near nerves. The medications that are injected include local anesthetics

Pain medicine or pain management specialists provide many diverse treatments, including activity modification, medic

The stress of persistent pain quickly takes a toll on the body; muscles tighten and become stiff, making even the si

Back pain, one of the leading reasons people seek medical care, affects most people at some point in their lives. Th