It takes a multidisciplinary approach to treat patients with SEA. From admission to rehabilitation, nurses play a major role in improving outcomes. They are responsible for reporting any change in ...

A pain management expert can also discuss other possibilities, including facet joint injections, other types of injections, ...

The failure to demonstrate efficacy of epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis suggests that this extremely common practice does not stand on firm evidence. Furthermore, some ...

The doctor didn’t recommend surgery, which I would be reluctant to do anyway. Subsequently, he referred me to a pain management doctor, where I understand that treatment is likely to be an epidural ...

Spinal cord injuries are among the most serious medical conditions, often leading to life-altering physical, emotional, and ...

Case Study: Spinal Epidural Abscess During one 12-month period, four different medical malpractice attorneys in one state asked me to review the records of four different patients who were left ...

Patients with radicular pain receiving epidural steroid injections (ESIs) are at an increased risk for osteoporotic fractures, as cited by recent study results published in the Journal of Bone and ...

Scientists have used DBS to restore movement in spinal cord injury patients by targeting the lateral hypothalamus. The therapy enables sustained recovery by reorganizing neural connections. Credit: ...

If a fracture is bad enough, it can result in something called an epidural hematoma where blood compresses the spinal cord.