Illustration depicting spine pain, preoperative acupuncture, and epidural steroid injection treatments.

New Spine Studies: Acupuncture, ESI, and Postop. Infection Risk + Spondylolisthesis Surgery in Young Patients

/ Need to Know, Pediatrics, Spine

This post spotlights 2 new studies in JBJS that examined outcomes of spine surgery using nationwide databases.  

Patients with degenerative lumbar disease may turn to acupuncture or epidural steroid injection (ESI) to address back pain. Does preoperative use of these …