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  • Sacroiliac Joint Injection A sacroiliac joint injection is used either to diagnose or treat low back and/or leg pain associated with sacroiliac joint dysfunction...
  • Scoliosis: What You Need to Know Scoliosis is most common in children, where it is known as idiopathic scoliosis. This is rarely painful, but can still be a serious condition...
  • Degenerative Scoliosis Understanding adult scoliosis, or degenerative scoliosis, including what causes it and a full range of nonsurgical and surgical treatment options...
  • Brachial Neuritis (Parsonage-Turner Syndrome) Arm pain and numbness commonly is from a cervical herniated disc, but may instead be from brachial neuritis, which has similar symptoms...
  • What is a Physiatrist? Physiatrists who specialize who spine may focus more on rehabilitation or on injections, depending on their training and personal preference...
  • Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease Lumbar degenerative disc disease is common among people aged 30-50 years old and may be painful but symptoms lessen with time...