NSAIDs, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, are the most commonly used class of non-opioid pain relievers worldwide. They’re used for everything from arthritis to back pain, sports injuries to fevers. With options ranging from over-the-counter to prescription-strength, NSAIDs offer versatile pain management—but also carry potential risks that patients and providers should navigate wisely. FDA Approves IV […]
📘 💼 𝕏 ✉️ 🔗 🖨️ Opioid Crisis remains one of the most pressing healthcare challenges in the United States. With hundreds of thousands of lives lost and billions in economic burden, 2025 data offers both urgent warnings and hopeful signals. Scope of the Opioid Crisis According to the CDC, opioids were involved in over […]
📱 ✉️ 📘 💼 🐦 🖨️ Back pain disc herniation may sound like a contradiction. Classic medical teaching says disc herniation causes nerve root compression, leading to leg pain—not back pain. But for some patients, the disc itself is the problem. Back pain disc herniation remains a complex clinical entity where structural damage doesn’t always […]
📱 📧 📘 💼 🐦 🖨️ At our interventional pain clinic, diagnostic clarity is more than a goal—it is a responsibility. Chronic pain without a clear source challenges even seasoned clinicians, especially when standard imaging and therapies fall short. One such case—complex, elusive, and ultimately enlightening—underscores why a methodical, anatomy-based approach can unravel the most […]
Buprenorphine is emerging as a valuable option in the management of chronic pain. Originally developed in the 1960s, it was designed to offer analgesic effects with fewer risks than traditional opioids. This article explores the clinical role of the compound in pain medicine, its pharmacology, misconceptions, recent FDA updates, and why it deserves greater consideration […]
Overview of DiscGenics Injectable Disc Cell Therapy DiscGenics Injectable Disc Cell (IDCT, or rebonuputemcel) is a first-in-class, allogeneic, injectable cell therapy that uses disc-derived progenitor cells to biologically repair damaged intervertebral discs. It is designed to treat symptomatic lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD) in patients who are not surgical candidates but continue to suffer from […]
The Evolution of Basivertebral Nerve Ablation: Industry Updates and Market Insights Basivertebral nerve ablation (BVNA) has emerged as a transformative treatment for chronic vertebrogenic low back pain. This minimally invasive procedure targets the basivertebral nerve within the vertebral body, disrupting pain signals and offering relief to patients unresponsive to conservative therapies. Recent advancements and market […]
Introduction Neuro-destructive procedures have been used to treat medical conditions for over a century. Nerves carry pain signals and targeted destruction of nerve tissue can achieve reduction or elimination of pain signals reaching the brain. Historically, alcohol or phenol was used as agents to destroy nerve cells. Injection of these agents is uncontrolled and unpredictable, […]
Back and neck pain are common conditions. 12-14% of US adult population above the age of 18 years would visit a doctor with these complains in any given year. These numbers do not include visits to chiropractor or physical therapists. It is well-known that a majority of new episodes of back or neck pain improve over time, […]
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