The discovery that a potentially tainted drug is linked to 119 cases of meningitis nationwide has fueled debate among doctors about widespread use of the back-pain treatment, which has little proven longterm benefit.
Use of the medication, a steroid injected near the spine to quell inflammation, has increased in part because of the demands of an aging population and the relatively few risks associated with the injections when compared with surgery and other treatments, which also carry no guarantee of success.
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I don't get...I see a chiropractor and have some degree of success. Why does the healthcare industry bust the chops of chiropractors when these injections and surgery carry no guarantee of success? If I wanted an injection or surgery they would pay for the whole damn thing? But when I go to the chiro, they want me to document why every time I visit?
I've done both, injections and chiro, neither really helps. Also, my insurance pays for chiropractor visits. I just pay my copay. Maybe you should look into another health plan.
After two years of suffering with extreme pain in my LEG and KNEE was relieved by two spinal injections in lower back, let me say... it DOES WORK! How long I will be free of pain however is the question.
Stop playing around with Chiro and injections: see Dr. Roth in Melrose or Dr. Ameri in Stoneham and fix the problem instead of dancing with it.