Facet Joint Disease (sometimes called facet join syndrome or osteoarthritis) happens when there is pain in the joints between the vertebrae in your spine. The vertebrae are the joints in your back that allow you to move and twist. Facet Joint Disease can be a result of aging, excessive pressure on the facet joints, or...
Whiplash is a specific form of neck injury that occurs when the head quickly and suddenly moves back and then forward. This is commonly the result of car accidents.
Headaches are pain in the cranium that can range from mild to severe. Most often, this pain is described as similar to a tight band around the head. Headaches can be cause by poor sleep, bad posture, or muscle pain originating in other areas. The first line of treatment is typically over-the-counter pain medication or...
Arthritis is inflammation at a joint. If you have arthritis, it will likely present as joint pain and stiffness, which generally gets worse over time. Common treatments include medication, physical therapy, and sometimes surgery.
Back pain is the leading cause of disability throughout the world and may cause you to have to visit the doctor or even miss work. In fact, most people will experience back pain at least one in their life, but it doesn’t have to become chronic. There are preventable measures that can alleviate pain in...
Your neck is comprised of several vertebrae bones, ligaments, and muscles that extend from the skull to the upper torso. Between the vertebrae are shock absorbing pieces of tissue called cervical disks and all of the components allow your neck to act as a support to your head and permit movement. Abnormalities, inflammation, or injury...
Traumatic injuries, such as those obtained while playing sports, are just one of the many causes of leg pain. Your leg pain could also be related to blood vessels, nerves, muscles, joints, soft tissue, or bones as well. The type of treatment a doctor may recommend will depend on the cause. Often times leg pain...
An epidural steroid injection (ESI) is used to reduce pain caused by spinal stenosis or disc herniation resulting in inflammation of the spinal nerves. Pain can be localized in your neck, arms, legs, and/or back. ESI is an effective treatment for pain in each of these regions, and relief may last for a matter of...
Bursa injection are used to ease joint pain produced by several inflammatory diseases, including arthritis and bursitis. A steroid injection is delivered into the bursa, a fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between muscles/tendons and bone when you move. Inflamed bursae can cause pain in your joints, but steroids can reduce this. Bursae can be found...
A facet joint injection is used both as a diagnostic tool and an effective pain-relief therapy. Physicians are capable of detecting the afflicted area(s) through fluoroscopic (x-ray) technology. A local anesthetic is applied to the corresponding body region before the procedure and a corticosteroid anti-inflammatory medication is applied to afflicted areas as they are identified....
