Sacroiliac joint pain treatment
If you suffer from unresolved sacroiliac joint pain, Prolotherapy, Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy, and Stem Cell Therapy may be the answer. Researchers writing in the medical journal Pain Physician...
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“Although the benefits for epidural steroid injections may include transient pain relief for those with/without surgical disease, the multitude of risks attributed to these injections outweighs the...
View ArticleThe MRI caused patient pain
If you want to be a good doctor – think twice about ordering an MRI for acute back pain. Here is what researchers at the University of Connecticut Health Center said in reviewing published data: The...
View ArticleSpinal stenosis treatment
Prolotherapy as spinal stenosis treatment We see many patients who come in with a diagnosis of spinal stenosis. Their doctors have told them that they have a narrowing of the spinal column and that is...
View ArticleMRI before spinal injections – no benefit
Research in the Archives of Internal Medicine says getting an MRI before spinal injection does not offer better outcomes. At the Magaziner Center for Wellness, we rarely if ever rely on an MRI. In our...
View ArticleEpidural steroid injections for back problems – research is not supportive
A patient will often ask us about the differences between Prolotherapy, Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy, Stem Cell Therapy, and Epidural steroid injection. Research suggests that the differences is in...
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Are recommended spine operations either unnecessary or too complex
Researchers examining patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome have this to say about treating the patient – “Repeated surgery is a viable option for patients who have clinical manifestations of...
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Managing Obesity and Back Pain
If you have a big belly, you are at high risk for back pain. This should not surprise anyone but for those who like statement supported by research: Obese men showed the highest increase of and the...
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New Research on MRI and back pain treatment recommendations
Recently researchers found that doctors have an over-reliance on MRIs in helping patients with back pain and that the MRI may be leading doctors down the wrong path in offering future treatment...
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Back Surgery or Stem Cells
Degenerative disc disease sends many people to spinal surgery. Even so, surgery results are considered inadequate. Researchers at Emory University say stem cells may be the answer. A single injection...
View ArticleEpidural steroid injection risk in post menopausal women
Research suggests that postmenopausal women are at risk for bone mineral density loss when being treated with epidural steroid injection for chronic pain. Researchers writing in the medical journal...
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