Injections are a more aggressive form of conservative treatment that can be used to help relieve pain by allowing the patient to more fully participate in a rehabilitative program. They may also serve as a diagnostic tool that identifies the source of the pain or a pain relief provider that directly delivers medications to those areas of the spine responsible for the patient’s symptoms. Epidural steroid injections, medial branch nerve blocks, radiofrequency neurotomy and prolotherapy are just some examples of injections that may be used in the non-surgical treatment of back pain and neck pain.

• Injections Health Center – Spine-health.com
• Injections for Back Pain Relief – Spine-health.com article

In this ISASS Guide for Patients:

• Common Spinal Conditions
• Non-Surgical Spine Treatments
• Surgical Spine Treatments

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