More than 50 percent of women ask for an epidural injection by name while in labor. The epidural injection is one of the few treatments with relatively few side effects to the child while giving birth. Epidurals are also administered for pain...
Traditionally, open spinal stenosis surgery of the lumbar spine has been a formidable procedure to undergo, with high risk potentials, lengthy hospitalizations and long, arduous and frequently uncomfortable recovery. Lumbar spinal stenosis...
Degenerative disc disease, or spondylosis, is a condition which causes the gradual deterioration of the spinal discs. The breakdown of these vertebral shock absorbers can lead to many complications. The discs may bulge, putting pressure on spinal...
A lumbar nerve block, also known as a lumbar sympathetic block, is a treatment commonly used for pain that results from cancer, spinal problems, neurological disorders and shingles, or herpes zoster affecting the lower extremities. Depending on...
Compression of the spine is unavoidable with age. This is due to a number of factors, including gravity, frequent sitting, lack of exercise, excess weight and loss of fluid in the tissue between the spinal discs. Compression can result in back...
A torn disc had many names and many causes, but exercise helps in most cases. A torn disc, also known as a herniated or rupture disc, might happen due to wear and tear on the spine, injuries to the spine or just as the result of a loss of fluid...