When looking at nonoperative back pain treatments, most only provide a few weeks to a few months of relief. What Seattle back pain doctors have been searching for are nonoperative treatments that provide long-term pain relief. Thankfully, this treatment now exists with radiofrequency ablation. This treatment...
Hungarian scientist Endre A. Balasz was first to suggest hyaluronic acid injection to treat knee arthritis in the 1940s. Four decades later, the viscous gel saw its first use in 1987 as lubricant for osteoarthritis-affected knee joints in many European countries. In 1997, the FDA...
When a person is suffering from back and/or leg pain, the Seattle pain management doctor may offer the option for a spinal injection. It can be confusing to understand what those different options mean. There are three main types of spinal injections typically under consideration. One...
What is a personal injury? It deals with a physical injury that is inflicted on a person’s body instead of their property. The term is most frequently used when there is an incident where one person hurts another person. The act is on the person’s body...
Almost 1,000,000 back surgeries are performed in America every year. There are certain instances where the outcomes a great, however, up to 40% of those undergoing back surgery end up with chronic pain and a failed operation. Therefore, it is absolutely crucial to make sure that...