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...
It is often difficult for a patient to properly evaluate a specialist prior to making an appointment. Below are a few tips to help you choose the right pain management specialist. Is your pain management specialist board certified in his or her specialty? Pain...
Lower Back Pain is often triggered by some combination of overuse, muscle strain, and injury to the muscles, ligaments, and discs that support the spine. Medicus Pain and Spine, PLC, with offices in Bloomfield Hills and Plymouth Michigan is the practice of Richard...
A radiofrequency neurotomy is a type of injection procedure in which a heat lesion is created on certain nerves with the goal of interrupting the pain signals to the brain, thus eliminating the facet or sacroiliac joint pain.
A stellate ganglion block is an injection of local anesthetic in the sympathetic nerve tissue of the neck. These nerves are a part of the sympathetic nervous system. The nerves are located on either side of the voice box, in the neck.
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