Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bones called vertebrae. In between them are soft disks filled with a jelly-like substance. These disks cushion the vertebrae and keep them in place. As you ag

An epidural injection is an injection of medication into the space around the spinal cord, also known as the epidural space, to provide temporary or prolonged relief from pain or inflammation. The epi

Nerve blocks are frequently used by pain management specialists to diagnose the exact level from which the pain originates. They can also decrease inflammation around the nerve which will then remove

Chronic pain often requires both counselling and medical treatment, because it can have a wearing effect on both the body and the mind. At a pain management clinic, you can get multidisciplinary treat

Although a violent injury can damage a disk, problems with disks are often brought on by the normal aging process or by everyday activities, such as lifting heavy objects the wrong way, stretching too

A lumbar herniated disk is a ruptured disk in your lower back. It occurs when the nucleus or "jelly" is pushed out of your spinal disk through a tear. The ruptured disk puts pressure on a spinal nerve