Epidural steroid injections for chronic back pain

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other clinicians the evidence for epidural steroid injections and whether they reduce pain

Socioeconomic factors, unpredictability complicate diagnosis of episodic disabilities, like epilepsy

Any patient suffering from new or worsening medical symptoms hopes for a relatively quick and accurate diagnosis. However, for many people with episodic disabilities — periodic or intermittent conditions like

Pressure sensing by muscles is a promising new target for treatments

A new study from Umeå University, Sweden, shows that the body’s muscles sense mechanical pressure. This new discovery has important implications for movement neuroscience and may improve the design of