Articles on interventional pain treatment: nerve blocks and joint or spine injections, what they can relieve, how long relief tends to last and the risks to weigh with your doctor.
An epidural injection for sciatica places a corticosteroid, usually with a local anesthetic, into the epidural space around irritated spinal nerves, guided by live…
Relief after facet denervation, a procedure that heats the tiny medial branch nerves so they stop carrying pain signals from an arthritic spinal joint,…
Sciatica is most often caused by a herniated (slipped) disc in the lower spine pressing on or irritating one of the nerve roots that…
A multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment plan brings a pain physician, physical therapist, psychologist, nurse and often an occupational therapist or pharmacist around one shared…
A spinal cord stimulation procedure happens in two stages. First, a short trial: thin wires called leads are placed in the epidural space through…
Most cortisone shot side effects are mild and brief: soreness at the injection site, a temporary pain flare lasting 24 to 48 hours, facial…
Joint injections can be a reasonable part of a plan for arthritis, gout or bursitis when one or a few joints are painful and…
Shockwave therapy side effects are usually mild and short-lived: temporary redness, warmth, slight swelling, small pinpoint bruises and a deep, bruised-feeling soreness at the…
Trigger point injections place a thin needle, often with a small amount of numbing medication, directly into a tight, tender knot of…
Sciatica usually feels like a sharp, burning or electric pain that starts in the lower back or buttock and travels down the back of…
Mild soreness, a brief flare of pain lasting 24 to 72 hours, facial flushing, and a temporary rise in blood sugar are common and…
A cortisone shot in the knee delivers a corticosteroid directly into the joint to calm inflammation. Relief typically begins within a few days and…
A nerve block for surgery usually lasts several hours to about a day, and sometimes longer, depending on the local anesthetic used, the nerve…
A cortisone shot in the shoulder is a corticosteroid injection that calms inflammation in a joint, bursa, or around a tendon. Relief usually begins…
The price of hyaluronic acid knee injections varies widely with the product used, the number of injections in a course, imaging guidance, and country,…
Stem cell therapy for knees remains experimental. Small studies suggest injections of bone-marrow or fat-derived cells may ease osteoarthritis pain for some people, but…
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