Clinical Case #4: Carol
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA Carol is a 52-year-old hairdresser. She has been referred by her primary care doctor because she has been having pain…
Clinical Case #3: Steve
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA Steve is a 22-year-old first-year graduate student in molecular biology who was referred by his friend. Steve has a 6-week…
Clinical Case #2: Ruth
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA Ruth is a 64-year-old married attorney who presents with a 7-month history of right-sided lower back and buttock pain. She…
Clinical Case #1: James
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA James is an 84-year-old retired ironworker. He is referred by his primary care provider. James has a 10-year history of…
Sacroiliac Joint Pain
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA KeywordsAnkylosing spondylitisPregnant womenJoint injectionRadiofrequency rhizotomyThermal barrierIntricate topography Sacroiliac joint pain is the third most common cause of chronic lower back…
Alternative Treatments
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA There are a wide range of alternative treatments for spinal pathologies. Alternative should be defined here as treatments that lack…
The Mind-Body Connection: Is Stress Important?
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA As the decades have gone by, the role of stress and mental stability in a patient’s life and the role…
Red Flag Signs and Symptoms
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA Red flag signs and symptoms in the context of lower back pain are signs and symptoms that should prompt further…
Epidural Steroid Injections: Dispelling Common Myths
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA Perhaps there is no source of confusion, contention, obfuscation, and general misunderstandings primarily among patients but also doctors as there…
Spondylolisthesis
(1) Princeton Spine & Joint Center, Princeton, NJ, USA KeywordsDegenerativeIsthmicPars interarticularisSpondylolysisFusionSlip Spondylolisthesis is a condition in which one vertebral body slips in relation to another. There are two common…
