Back Pain
Prolotherapy for Low Back Pain: Lumbar Instability, Leg Pain, and New Research
Ross Hauser, MD; Danielle Matias, PA-C; Demi Foster, APRN Persistent low back pain can make sitting, walking, bending, and sleeping difficult. Some people have pain mainly in the back. Others also experience hip, buttock, or leg symptoms. A scan may show disc degeneration or arthritis, yet it may not explain […]
Chronic Low Back Pain With Standing and Twisting: Could Lumbar and Sacroiliac Joint Instability Be the Missing Diagnosis?
Danielle R. Steilen-Matias, MMS, PA-C Caring Medical Florida Many people with chronic low back pain have already undergone an MRI, completed physical therapy, tried massage, modified their activities, or received pain-management injections. Yet they may still have sharp pain when twisting, difficulty standing long enough to cook a meal, or […]
Undiagnosed spinal ligament damage as the main culprit behind back pain
Ross Hauser, MD; Danielle Matias, PA-C; Demi Foster, APRN In July 2022, our research team published a paper Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation (1) suggesting clinical observations and published peer-reviewed research have demonstrated a connection between weakening of the spinal ligaments and the development and progression of degenerative disc […]
Cortisone Sacroiliac Joint Injections
Ross Hauser, MD; Danielle Matias, PA-C; Demi Foster, APRN We have many articles on our website that discuss corticosteroids and cortisone injections. In our article Alternatives to Epidural Steroid Injections, we noted that it is common for doctors to use epidural or other steroid injections to treat pinched nerves in […]
Spinal fusion complication: Post-surgical pelvic pain in women and the post-surgical treatment options
Ross Hauser, MD., Danielle R. Steilen-Matias, MMS, PA-C. Our website contains many articles on the problems of undiagnosed damaged or injured spinal and pelvic ligaments causing lower back and sacroiliac pain. In this article, we will discuss the problems of women who underwent spinal fusion and came home with pelvic […]