Prolotherapy treatment for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Ross Hauser, MD In this article we will discuss Prolotherapy injections as a means of relieving pain and restoring stability in the spine of a Read More
Category: Back Pain
Can lumbar decompression surgery make sacroiliac joint pain worse?
Doctors in Germany examined a potential connection between lumbar decompressive surgery and new onset of sacroiliac joint-related pain causing a diagnosis of “failed-back-surgery.” Here is what they Read More
Why are doctors rushing to send their patients to unnecessary and possibly dangerous spinal fusion surgery?
Why are doctors rushing to send their patients to unnecessary and possibly dangerous spinal fusion surgery when there are non-surgical SI pain options available that may be Read More
Prolotherapy in patients with sacroiliac joint instability
What are we covering? An April 2018 study from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Northern California Health Care System finds Prolotherapy effective in cases of sacroiliac joint Read More
Prolotherapy for lumbar radiculopathy
In this article, Ross Hauser, MD discusses Prolotherapy as a non-surgical treatment of lumbar radiculopathy. Before you read on if you have a question about Prolotherapy as Read More
Why yoga and physical therapy is not helping your back pain
Ross Hauser, MD In this article we will examine physical therapy and yoga for people with low back pain. We will look at who these Read More
Prolotherapy treatments for sciatica
1702 Identifying ligament weakness and resulting spinal instability as a cause of sciatica. In a 2016 study published in the journal Clinical Medicine Insights Arthritis Read More
Lumbar Decompression Surgery
We cover many topics on this website in regard to Failed Back Surgery Syndrome. This article will deal with problems of Lumbar Decompression Surgery. Decompression Read More
Stem cells for spinal surgery
In this article we will explore one study on the use of stem cells in spinal surgery. At the end we will provide resources for Read More
Doubts about spinal surgery
New research in the medical journal Spine suggests that patients who have a case review by a team of spinal pain specialists will likely not Read More