This episode explains a common but confusing low back problem where leaning back causes a sharp, catching pain while slouching briefly relieves it — a pattern typical of irritated facet joints (the spine's "door hinges"). Using a three-legged stool analogy, the hosts describe how these joints guide and stabilize movement and how wear, inflammation or arthritis can make them painful when compressed.

They discuss why MRI often doesn’t match symptoms (the diagnosis paradox) and describe the gold-standard diagnostic medial branch nerve block. Treatment starts with movement and physical therapy rather than bed rest; for persistent cases, radiofrequency ablation (RFA) can temporarily disable the tiny pain nerves for about 6–12 months, providing a pain-free window to rehabilitate and break the pain cycle. For expert guidance on low back pain and non-surgical treatment options, visit epainhealth.com or call 405-444-7246. Produced and directed by Dr. Keley John Booth, MD.

Welcome to Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today with Elite Pain & Health. This episode explains how sacroiliac (SI) joint problems—often mistaken for hip or back pain—cause a deep, one-sided buttock ache and pain with transitions like getting out of a car, pivoting, or rolling in bed.

Hear how SI joint pain is diagnosed (clinical testing and diagnostic injection under fluoroscopy) and the conservative treatment pathway: pelvic-stabilizing physical therapy, anti-inflammatories, targeted interventions such as radiofrequency ablation, and regenerative options like PRP.

If you’re experiencing these symptoms or want help pinpointing the cause of your pain, visit epainhealth.com or call 405-444-7246. Produced and directed by Dr. Keley John Booth, MD.

This episode of Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today explains what sciatica is, how herniated discs can press on the sciatic nerve, and why patients feel sharp, burning, or electric pain that can travel into the leg or foot.

Learn practical steps for recovery — why movement and physical therapy help, when epidural steroid injections are used, and why surgery is usually a last resort.

We also cover urgent warning signs like sudden bladder/bowel loss or saddle numbness that require immediate care, and how to contact Elite Pain and Health for help.

Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today is produced by the Spine and Joint Treatment Specialists at Elite Pain and Health, an independent Oklahoma-based clinic specializing in non-surgical spine and joint care.

This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not replace evaluation or treatment by a licensed medical professional.

For expert guidance on low back pain and non-surgical treatment options, visit epainhealth.com or call 405-444-7246. Produced and directed by Dr. Keley John Booth, MD.

Our hosts explain why numbness, tingling, and weakness in the leg often originate from the lower back, how nerve compression from herniated discs or spinal stenosis causes these symptoms, and how doctors diagnose the issue with exams, MRI, and nerve tests.

They outline red flags that need emergency care (saddle anesthesia, loss of bladder or bowel control), and review a stepped treatment approach from activity modification and physical therapy to epidural steroid injections and surgery, emphasizing early evaluation to prevent permanent nerve damage.

Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today is produced by the Spine and Joint Treatment Specialists at Elite Pain and Health, an independent Oklahoma-based clinic specializing in non-surgical spine and joint care.

This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not replace evaluation or treatment by a licensed medical professional.

For expert guidance on low back pain and non-surgical treatment options, visit epainhealth.com or call 405-444-7246. Produced and directed by Dr. Keley John Booth, MD.