There's a lot of options, and thus a lot of choices and decisions, when it comes to choosing pain injections. Epidural Steroid Injections. Medial Branch Nerve Blocks. Radiofrequency Neurotomy. Prolotherapy. It can be confusing. Each have their own purposes, risks, benefits, and side-effects. Knowing how each works gives you an advantage against your pain.
Lower Back Pain Symptoms and Treatment Options
While there are many causes of lower back pain, most cases of low back pain can typically be linked to either a general cause or a specific and diagnosable condition.
As a disc degenerates, it can herniate (the inner core leaks out), which is known as a disc herniation or a herniated disc.
Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease
Degenerative disc disease refers to a syndrome in which a compromised disc causes low back pain.
What You Need to Know About Sciatica
The term sciatica describes the symptoms of leg pain and possibly tingling, numbness or weakness that travels from the low back through the buttock and down the large sciatic nerve in the back of the leg.