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 ...

ASA: AHRQ Asks for Feedback on Pain Management Injections for Low Back Pain The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is asking for feedback to a series of questions that will help it assess the ...

Chronic back pain is the most common type of pain, affecting around 16 million American adults — and now a new study has revealed some discouraging findings about potential treatments. Only around one ...

A single intra-articular corticosteroid injection for knee or hand osteoarthritis was associated with a reduced use of most pain medications over 5 years, with a secondary analysis showing a reduced ...

Medicare should cover epidural steroid injections to relieve spinal pain caused by certain conditions lasting at least 4 weeks despite other treatment. An epidural steroid injection is a noninvasive ...