Review of the literature on relevant injection procedure found that injury to the sciatic nerve is associated with use of the dorsogluteal site for injection, because the sciatic nerve commonly ...

A team of clinicians and patients from Canada, the US, and Australia strongly recommended against epidural steroid injections and nerve blocks for people living with chronic back pain (lasting at ...

Another common type of regional anesthesia is a peripheral nerve block, which is produced by injections usually performed under ultrasound guidance made with great exactness near a cluster of nerves ...

While interventional procedures such as epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks, and radiofrequency nerve ablation are frequently used, clinical guidelines have offered conflicting ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Epidural anesthetic or steroid injections, nerve blocks, and related interventions are commonly used to treat chronic ...

Chronic pain is a silent epidemic, affecting over 50 million Americans and significantly impacting quality of life.

A 25-year-old male patient presented with foot drop indicative of a sciatic nerve injury following gluteal intramuscular (IM) injections. Blood tests and magnetic resonance imaging of his spine ...