Let’s face it: There’s probably a tinge of anxiety in the excitement that you’re feeling as you approach childbirth. Knowing more about your options for pain management can make it easier for you.

A Michigan pain physician faces a maximum penalty of life in prison after a jury convicted him for his role in a kickback scheme that defrauded Medicare and other federal insurance programs of more ...

In the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis, epidural injection of glucocorticoids plus lidocaine offered minimal or no short-term benefit compared with epidural injection of lidocaine alone, a new ...

Study physicians were trained by the study investigators to administer the injections in a standardized manner with the use of fluoroscopic guidance. 17 Physicians were instructed to choose the ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis is characterized by degenerative changes leading to narrowing of the spinal canal as well as compression of multiple nerve roots. The progressive pain and weakness of the legs ...

Pain physicians treat the signal, surgeons treat the structure, and insurers evaluate the cost. Patients experience all three. The Elephant in the Room There is an old parable about several blind men ...

Thousands of Australians with back pain are lining up for “a quick fix” that doesn’t work and can be risky. Last year 40,000 queued for an injection of steroids into their spine in the hope it would ...

Here are the 2010 Medicare reimbursement rates for 11 nerve block procedures performed in the ASC setting. 4. Nerve block injections(s), anesthetic agent and/or steroid, plantar common digital nerve(s ...

Epidural glucocorticoid injections are widely used to treat symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis, a common cause of pain and disability in older adults. However, rigorous data are lacking regarding the ...