For this study they conducted a meta-analysis of 81 trials involving a total of nearly 8,000 participants. They looked at the differences between sham injections and medically prescribed injections ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Open label placebo yielded approximately 1 month of improvement in chronic ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 75-year-old male and have had pain in my buttocks down to my outside thigh muscles. My primary care doctor ordered an MRI of the lower back and referred me to an orthopedic ...

I spent a chunk of my career as a foreign correspondent, and another telling war stories. Touring the front lines in Ethiopia’s war with Eritrea. Running from tear gas during street protests in Seoul ...

Below is a brief description of sickle cell disease and the populations most affected by it. SCD is a genetic blood disorder that affects the structure and function of red blood cells. In individuals ...

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other clinicians the evidence for epidural steroid injections and whether they reduce ...

McMINNVILLE, Tenn. — Each month, Michelle Shaw went to a pain clinic to get the shots that made her back feel worse — so she could get the pills that made her back feel better. Shaw, 56, who has been ...

Steroids help reduce inflammation that can cause severe back pain, but steroids aren’t long-term solutions. They come with a number of potential side effects and health risks. Share on Pinterest Getty ...

A pain-relieving injection has been recalled after a customer found white particles floating inside the vial. The pharmaceutical company Eugia US LLC has withdrawn a batch of its Methocarbamol ...

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They found that botulinum toxin injections provided greater short-term relief for "phantom" limb pain than standard medical and surgical care. The team says the study, which involved 160 amputees ...