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Injections for Back Pain

Injections that can relieve back and neck pain come in several varieties. There are new types of injections that come out on the market periodically.

What is a Spinal Epidural Steroid Injection?

Steroid injections for chronic back or neck pain are called spinal epidural steroid injections. Learn about steroid injections and spinal epidurals for back pain management.

Broad Categories of Injections for Back and Neck Pain

Injections that can relieve back and neck pain come in several varieties including epidurals, nerve blocks, trigger point injections and soft tissue injections.

Botox for Chronic Back Pain

If you thought Botox was just for wrinkles, think again! Botox injections have been used successfully in the treatment of chronic pain.

Prolotherapy

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.

Steroids Found Not Effective for Sciatica

Is an injection or injection therapy the treatment of choice for sciatica? A study at the Brigham and Women's Hospital looked at the use of IV injected steroids in patients suffering with sciatica.

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