Doctors and patients alike hope to avoid back surgery as the solution for back pain. One minimally invasive treatment option is an epidural steroid injection to reduce back, neck, leg, or arm pain related to the spinal nerves. Medication is injected directly into the...
I hope everyone is safe and healthy. Elective surgeries are on pause, but I am still available to help my patients. To help patients stay at home but still get the spine care that they need, I am now seeing patients through the NYU Langone Virtual Health platform. ...
It’s not necessarily a coincidence that your back pain is flaring up during times of great emotional tension — stress actually has the potential to cause back pain, as well as make existing back pain even worse. click here to read the full...
A condition that affects the lower vertebrae of the back, spondylolisthesis is a common culprit of lower back pain. It is a spinal disorder in which a vertebra moves forward onto the bone directly below it. The good news is that this painful condition is usually...
