The Raman4Clinics conference at Photonics Europe 2016 yesterday heard how a fine Raman probe fitted inside a standard “gauge 17” epidural needle can improve the positional accuracy of the injection of ...

Nobody enjoys getting the jab. Whether it's a standard shot, an epidural or dental injection, or a daily shot for needed medicine, the experience has created a class of phobias, with one Harvard study ...

Caudal epidural steroid injection (ESI) is an established treatment for spine-related problems, although reported success rates vary, largely as a result of incorrect placement of the needle. Use of ...

Sponsored by Charles Theofilos, M.D. For most people suffering from back pain, surgery is scheduled only after all other options have been exhausted. One non-surgical approach to pain relief is ...

The risk for rare but potentially catastrophic neurological injuries from epidural steroid injections (ESIs) can be substantially reduced if anesthesiologists and other clinicians follow specific ...

An epidural is a process for injecting a local anesthetic, which can be used during labor to relieve the pain of childbirth. The injection is done in the lower back, around the spinal nerves. The ...

October 16, 2008 — Clinicians should stop using the blind technique for lumbar epidural steroid injections, report researchers. In a poster presented at the American Academy of Pain Management 19th ...

Epidural steroid injections can deliver an anti-inflammatory steroid into the epidural space around the spinal cord. It is unclear why this might cause pain before relief, but it may involve the ...

The question of whether an epidural or spinal is advisable after spinal surgery does not appear to have been studied systematically. What we know and how we practice is based on case reports, most of ...

Claim: Women in childbirth with tattoos on their lower backs should not receive anesthetic via epidural injection. I have a tattoo on my lower back and I have recently been told that when I go into ...

Milestone Scientific launched the CompuFlo® Epidural System at Advanced Spine and Pain Management, enhancing safety and efficiency in epidural procedures. Milestone Scientific Inc., a developer of ...