Articles

Urban Spine and Joint
May 3, 2021

Anatomy of the Spine: Why Epidural Injections Aid Pain Management

Epidural steroid injections have been a pain management technique since 1952 and are an invaluable non-surgical approach for treating certain ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
April 20, 2021

PRP Injections for Knee Pain

Platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, is a general term referring to a variety of treatments in which a patient’s blood is ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
April 5, 2021

Corticosteroids: Mechanism for Pain Management

The sensation of pain is the result of complex interactions that involve all levels of the nervous system, from sensory ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
March 8, 2021

Role of Hyaluronic Acid in Knee Pain Treatment

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a high molecular weight molecule naturally found in the cartilage and synovial fluid of the knee ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
February 22, 2021

Applications of Interventional Pain Management to Cancer Care

Despite the fact that it affects most cancer patients, healthcare professionals often view pain as a secondary priority when treating oncological issues [1, ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
February 8, 2021

Environmental Effects on Arthritis Symptoms: Current Research

Although many patients worldwide report increased joint sensitivity in the summer months each year, research on environmental effects on arthritis ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
January 25, 2021

Pediatric Chronic Pain: Conditions and Treatments

Chronic pain is defined by “pain lasting longer than the expected period of healing,” and most clinicians consider pain to be chronic ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
January 10, 2021

Peripheral Nerve Stimulation

Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) is a treatment for chronic pain that uses electrical stimulation to bring relief. In the minimally invasive, outpatient implantation procedure, a small electrode ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
December 28, 2020

Physiological Measures of Pain

Pain is one of the most universal sensations that all humans experience at one time or another during their lifetimes. ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
December 14, 2020

Gene Therapy for Chronic Pain

One of the most innovative methods being developed today to treat chronic pain (CP) is gene therapy (GT) [5]. As indicated in Vega-Loza et al., “approximately ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
November 30, 2020

Use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators to Alleviate Spinal Pain

Spinal pain is currently one of the largest healthcare burdens in the United States. In 2013, it was estimated that ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
November 16, 2020

Trigeminal Neuralgia: Causes and Treatments

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a neurological condition associated with paroxysms of pain in the face [1, 2]. The pain is ...
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