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There are a number of treatment options available for joint pain. Joint injections can help relieve pain by improving the mobility of damaged joints. Commonly injected joints include: knees, shoulders, ankles and sacroiliac joints may all be injected. Learn More If you suffer from joint pain

A lumbar sympathetic block is an injection of medication that may help relieve leg pain. This procedure is an injection that numbs branches of nerves in your lower back. It helps doctors find and treat a number of problems linked to these nerves. Usually, a series of injections is needed to treat a

Facet joints are small joints located in the neck and back keeping your spine both stable and flexible. Due to normal aging, these joints are subject to wear and tear that can lead to back and neck pain. Facet joint injections can ease inflammation and therefore reduce neck and back pain. This is an

Opioids medications are power pain relievers, but may come with serious complications. For this reason, a wide range of non-opioid medications are available to help relieve acute and chronic pain. This approach is known as multi-modal pain control. Multi-modal pain control eases your pain with a

Many patients with chronic headache report that their pain typically arises from the neck or the back of the head. Supplying this area with sensation are the occipital nerves. When irritated or inflamed these nerves may cause pain called "occipital neuralgia." Occipital neuralgia is a condition that

Opioids medications are power pain relievers. Oxycodone, hydrocodone, and codeine are examples of prescription opioids. So are morphine and fentanyl. They can control severe pain, but may come with serious complications. For this reason, opioid therapy involves oversight and interaction between the

Radiofrequency ablation can kill pain at its source, allowing you to get back to your full, healthy and active life. This procedure uses heat from radio waves to treat painful facet joints in your lower back or neck. It eases pain that isn't helped by medications or physical therapy. Learn

Sacroiliac (SI) joint injections can help relieve pain in the lower back, buttocks, groin, and legs caused by sacroiliac joint dysfunction. This injection procedure is performed to relieve pain caused by arthritis in the sacroiliac joint where the spine and hip bone meet. The steroid medication