Adjacent segment disease can be the culprit if your back or neck pain comes back after a successful fusion. That…
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Low back pain that flares when you lean back or twist to reach the seat belt can point to the…
Five years after spinal fusion, the leg pain that once kept you awake has returned. You can still walk, but…
A kyphoplasty involves making space with a small balloon then filling it with bone cement. It’s a minimally invasive procedure…
After years of back or leg pain, and sometimes after a surgery that did not help, an implanted device can…
A tight knot at the top of the shoulder can send pain up the side of the head by late…
A referral to a pain specialist can feel like a sign that nothing else worked. For a lot of people,…
A woman in her seventies lifts a bag of potting soil out of the car trunk. She feels a sharp…
Just hearing the word “injection” can trigger that primal fight or flight response in some people. That’s totally understandable, especially…