More Information On Epidural Steroid Injection & Meningitis Outbreak

As the number of Americans who have both acute and chronic back pain increases, the use of alternative therapies and traditional therapies have risen as well. In many instances, they are very closely aligned, much moreso than you would think. Many chiropractors today, including Dr. Donohue at Rehabilitation & Spinal Care of Rockford, work in network with other medical professionals including anesthesiologists and orthopedic- and neurosurgeons. The use of epidural steroid injections is a tool designed to "blunt" the inflammatory response in a certain area of pain within the spinal architecture.

With the use of epidural steroid injections to help stem pain, there are risks involved and Dr. Donohue would like his patients to know that before recommending such a procedure, he exhausts all other conservative options. Here is an informative article about the use of chiropractic in the wake of this outbreak.

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