Spine-health Referenced in Article about Back Pain of Philadelphia Eagles' Tackle Shawn Andrews

August 25, 2009

Spine-health was recently mentioned in a CSNPhilly.com article about Philadelphia Eagles' right tackle Shawn Andrews, who recently received two pain-killing injections, including an epidural, for recurrent back pain that has plagued the offensive lineman prior to the start of the 2009 season.

Here's what the article had to say:

"Andrews received two pain-killing injections, one of which was an epidural...According to spine-health.com, an epidural is a common treatment for low-back and leg pain..."

Click here to read the story, which also included a blurb about when controversial quarterback Michael Vick is expected to play his first game with the Eagles.

For more on epidural steroid injections, check out the following resources:

• Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections for Low Back Pain and Sciatica
• Epidural Steroid Injections for Back Pain and Leg Pain Video

For more information on treating back pain, visit our health center on back pain.