Objective: Low back pain affects many individuals. It has profound effects on well-being and
is often the cause of significant physical and psychological health impairments. Low back …

Background: The efficacy of epidural and facet joint injections has been assessed utilizing
multiple solutions including saline, local anesthetic, steroids, and others. The responses to …

OBJECTIVE: To develop evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for interventional
techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic spinal pain. METHODOLOGY …

In 2000, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) created treatment
guidelines to help practitioners. There have been 5 subsequent updates. These guidelines …

Background: Controlled diagnostic studies have established the prevalence of cervical facet
joint pain to range from 36% to 67% based on the criterion standard of≥ 80% pain relief …

This manuscript describes the many differences that exist between the various settings, and
includes suggestions for accountable interventional pain management with coverage for …

Problem: Employers are required to report severe work-related injuries (eg, amputation,
inpatient hospitalization, or loss of an eye), to the Occupational Safety and Health …

An assessment of occupational disease in New York State was undertaken that partially
replicated and expanded earlier work from 1987. Utilizing an expanded conception of …

Between 1980 and 2015, Mexican immigration to the United States and the share of
Mexican immigrants in the labor force quintupled. We provide the first evidence examining …

Background Evidence suggests that rates of occupational injuries in the US are decreasing.
As several different occupational injury surveillance systems are used in the US, more …