Objectives: Controversy exists regarding the efficacy of ligament prolotherapy in alleviating
sacroiliac joint pain. The inconsistent success rates reported in previous studies may be …

With a focus on anatomy and sonoantomy, this beautifully illustrated updated edition
captures the latest advances in the rapidly growing field of ultrasound-guided pain medicine …

Background: Even though opioids have been used for pain for thousands of years, opioid
therapy for chronic non-cancer pain is controversial due to concerns regarding the long-term …

Study Design. A significant number of lumbar postsurgical patients continue to suffer
persistent pain and limited function and are termed to have “Failed back surgery …

Spine-related disorders are among the most frequently encountered problems in clinical
medicine. Low back pain (LBP) alone affects up to 80% of the population at some point in …

The sacroiliac joint accounts for approximately 16% to 30% of cases of chronic mechanical
low back pain. Pain originating in the sacroiliac joint is predominantly perceived in the …

Background: Cervical therapeutic intraarticular facet joint injections, therapeutic medial
branch blocks, and radiofrequency neurotomy have been applied in managing chronic neck …

This review assessed treatments of chronic lumbar facet joint pain and found good evidence
for conventional radiofrequency neurotomy and fair to good evidence for lumbar facet joint …

Background: The superiority of transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESI) vs.
interlaminar epidural steroid injections (ILESI) for treating unilateral lumbosacral radicular …

Background: Opioids have been utilized for thousands of years to treat pain and their use
continues to escalate. It is estimated that 90% of the patients who present to pain centers …