A modified interlaminar lumbar epidural steroid injection approach, known as the parasagittal approach, is more effective at reducing unilateral lumbosacral radicular back pain and is safer than the ...

PHOENIX, Arizona — Transforaminal epidural steroid injections, despite being widely regarded as superior to interlaminar injections, are not significantly superior in providing pain relief or ...

Historically, age-related spinal degeneration has been difficult to treat, but highly effective, minimally invasive techniques now exist that are ideal for use in ambulatory surgery centers. During a ...

Transforaminal injection of steroids was determined to be a viable alternative to surgery for lumbar radicular pain due to disc herniation, a new study shows. 54 percent of patients achieved pain ...

The American Society of Anesthesiologists announced that it has issued a formal comment letter expressing opposition to CMS’ decision to implement cuts to physician payments for interlaminar epidural ...

The risk for rare but potentially catastrophic neurological injuries from epidural steroid injections (ESIs) can be substantially reduced if anesthesiologists and other clinicians follow specific ...

Contrary to a study which concluded that epidural steroid injections were not helpful in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis, a letter in the journal Pain Medicine states that epidural steroid ...

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Southern Spine, LLC, an ISO 13485:2016 certified manufacturer of implants and instruments for spinal surgery, announced today the release of three (3) new StabiLink ® Dual ...

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...