Epidural anesthetic or steroid injections, nerve blocks, and related interventions are commonly used to treat chronic back pain. This review found no solid evidence showing that these interventions ...

Medicare may cover epidural steroid injections for pain management when the pain is severe, caused by specific conditions, and lasts over 4 weeks despite other treatment. An epidural steroid injection ...

Lidocaine injections into the greater occipital nerve relieve severe, refractory migraine attacks in children, results of a randomized controlled trial show. Investigators found children receiving ...

An occipital nerve block targets migraine and headache pain by numbing one of the major nerve systems involved. Discover if ...

A doctor at a Charlottetown pain clinic says unless Health P.E.I. starts paying more for certain procedures, it may have to close its doors. Dr. Ron Whelan works at the Centres for Pain Management, ...