If you're thinking of getting an injection for back pain, you might want to think again. A panel of experts has examined the practice, found serious issues with its use – including financial gain – ...

Spine injections should not be given to adults with chronic back pain because they provide little or no pain relief compared with sham injections, say a panel of international experts in The BMJ.

Spinal injections to treat back pain are typically safe. However, side effects can occur, such as bleeding, infection, increased pain, headache, and more. Doctors may suggest spinal injections to ...

A new study from the AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement reveals that spinal injections help more than three out of every four patients experience back pain relief but only slightly more than half ...

Here are eight clinical findings from an AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement 2011 study on low back injection. Forty-five organizations that perform a combined total of more than 55,000 low back ...

Preoperatively receiving epidural steroid injections increases risk of infection after a lumbar spinal fusion, according to a study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery. Researchers examined a ...

Regenerative injection therapy involves using a patient's own blood to help strengthen and heal pain in overworked tendons and ligaments. The injection can help with pain in the spine, shoulders, ...

Steroid injections can help relieve back pain and reduce a person’s need for surgery. They are typically a safe and effective treatment but do not provide a full cure for the cause of back pain. Many ...

Researchers from McMaster University and collaborating institutions found that commonly performed interventional procedures ...

Injections are widely used in the U.S. for chronic back and sciatic pain, yet a careful review of the research supporting this use does not support this practice. This blog presents the scientific ...