Treatment and Medication FAQs

When back surgery fails to remove the pain, the result is a condition known as failed back surgery syndrome, or FBSS.

Prolotherapy is an injection therapy used for back and neck pain that makes the connective tissues stronger than they were originally. Some say that it is an alternative to Vioxx.

Cortisone is a steroid produced by the adrenal gland to deal with stress. Synthetically, cortisone is an anti-flammatory medication. About's Orthopedic editor, Dr. Jonathan Cluett talks about cortisone injections, also known as cortisone shots.