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If you have the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, you’re at risk for compression fractures in your spine. Fortunately, kyphoplasty can repair the damage. Here’s how.

If you have back pain from an irritated or compressed nerve, a nerve block is a treatment option that can offer significant relief in many cases. How long does it last? Keep reading for the answer.

Sciatica, nerve pain that starts in the lower spine and travels into the legs, is often treated conservatively, but only some people have success. Here’s when and why you might want to consider minimally invasive surgery as a treatment option.

If your neck is painful, many things could cause it, including heavy lifting. Learn about the lifting-pain link, as well as other sources of neck pain, here.

A spinal cord stimulator (SCS) can help relieve many kinds of back pain, but it requires a trial phase before you can get the implant. Here’s what you can expect from the process.

If you’re dealing with pain stemming from spinal issues, muscle issues, or any other cause, the doctor may treat you with injectable medication. Keep reading to learn about the most common types of injections for pain.

If your office workstation isn’t ergonomically designed, you could fall victim to poor posture, which causes and/or contributes to neck pain. Here’s what you need to know about “tech neck.”

Other people can’t see your chronic pain, and no laboratory test can measure it, so is it just all in your head? Emphatically not! And here’s why.

If someone in your family has arthritis, you may wonder whether it’s hereditary and if you’ll end up dealing with it, too. It turns out the answer isn’t black-and-white. Here’s why.

Chronic pain can be detrimental to your physical and mental health, especially if you don’t get the medical care you need. Learn more about the causes of chronic pain, when to schedule an evaluation, and what treatment options are available.