back pain
Managing Lumbar Disc Herniation: Current Treatment Limitations and Economic Burden
This monograph reviews the diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation; available treatment options, including a discussion ...
MARCH 17, 2025
3-Year Data Support Implanted Restorative Neurostimulation
An implanted restorative neurostimulation clinical trial found ReActiv8 (Mainstay Medical) to be safe and ...
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
New LBP Guidelines for Interventional, Neuromodulation Treatments
New guidelines issued by ASPN give an up-to-date and comprehensive guide for evaluating the safety and efficacy of ...
APRIL 11, 2023
Overlapping Pain Conditions Frequently Seen in Chronic Low Back Pain
Concurrent pain conditions are common in patients who present with chronic low back pain.
JANUARY 19, 2022
Current Clinical Knowledge Decreases Opioid Prescribing for Low Back Pain
Physicians who scored higher on a certification examination were less likely to prescribe opioids to patients with ...
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Review Explores Causes of Back Pain in Space Travelers
Had Major Tom ever made it back to Earth, he most likely would’ve had to endure back pain as a result of his ...
DECEMBER 18, 2021
Oliceridine for the Management of Acute Surgical Pain in High-Risk Patients
This monograph highlights clinical experience using a G-protein–biased ligand designed to provide comparable ...
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Targeting Medial Branch Nerves With Temporary Percutaneous PNS Benefits Axial LBP Patients
People with chronic axial low back pain who have failed other treatment options may benefit from percutaneous ...
SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Shines in Trial As Alternative to Repeat Radiofrequency Ablation
Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation offers an effective, nondestructive, motor-sparing neuromodulation ...
JULY 24, 2021
Placebo in Immediate Post-op Period Effective for Pain Relief in Some Spine Patients
Conditioning with an open-label placebo in the immediate postoperative period after spinal surgery significantly ...
JULY 3, 2021
Safer Muscle Relaxant May Come to U.S. After Use Abroad
Tolperisone, a centrally acting oral skeletal muscle relaxant with reported low sedative effect, previously only ...
APRIL 18, 2021
Comparable Short-Term Effects Seen With Two SCS Modalities for Axial Back Pain
When it comes to patients with axial back pain, there is little difference in efficacy between high-frequency ...
MARCH 9, 2021
