Injections are widely used in the U.S. for chronic back and sciatic pain, yet a careful review of the research supporting this use does not support this practice. This blog presents the scientific ...

The FDA is requiring updated labeling for tranexamic acid injection to emphasize the risk of serious harm, including death, if administered incorrectly via spinal injection. Tranexamic acid injection ...

Injections for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) refer to two treatments that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved for SMA: nusinersen (Spinraza) and onasemnogene abeparovec-xioi (Zolgensma ...

Treating curvature of the spine as an adult often involves pain relief medications, exercise, or spinal injections to soothe symptoms. Surgery may only be necessary for adults with severe curvature or ...

In some cases, a steroid (cortisone) injection can reduce back pain and nerve pain that travels into your buttocks and legs by reducing inflammation. Our spine specialists may prescribe a combination ...

SynerFuse, in partnership with the Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota, South Bend (Ind.) Orthopaedics and RQM+, has completed the first proof-of-concept study of its electric transforaminal ...

Some evidence seen for epidural steroid injections reducing pain and disability in cervical and lumbar radiculopathies and possibly in lumbar spinal stenosis. HealthDay News — There is some evidence ...

Patients experienced significant improvement in low-back and radicular pain within 5 months following epidural steroid injection, with pain relief observed for up to 1 year. Epidural steroid ...

Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions/posterior lumbar interbody fusions have been the most commonly performed lumbar procedures in the U.S. since 2015, according to the 2025 American Spine Registry ...

A group of international experts has strongly advised against using spine injections for adults with long-term back pain. Their recommendation, published in The BMJ, is based on recent studies showing ...

Researchers found that epidural steroid injections probably reduced short-term pain and disability and possibly reduced long-term disability in cervical and lumbar radiculopathies. Carmel Armon, M.D., ...