An epidural steroid injection is performed to help reduce the inflammation and pain associated with nerve root compression. Nerve roots can be compressed by a herniated disc, spinal stenosis, and bone spurs. When the nerve is compressed it becomes inflamed. This can...
Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used for treating a compression fracture resulting from osteoporosis. Spinal compression fractures that occur as a result of osteoporosis are actually quite common, occurring in approximately 750,000 people in the...
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