Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today: Patient-Centered Education Podcast

Welcome to the Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today Patient-Centered Education Podcast, produced by the Spine and Joint Treatment Specialists at Elite Pain and Health and directed by Dr. Keely John Booth, MD. This episode explains how advanced image-guided diagnostics can pinpoint the true source of lumbar pain. We cover why surface exams can miss the culprit in the crowded anatomy of the spine and how to...

In this episode the hosts explain how intrathecal (spinal) drug delivery pumps provide targeted relief for chronic low back pain by delivering tiny doses of medication directly into the spinal fluid, reducing systemic side effects and improving clarity of life. Listeners learn who may benefit, how the short outpatient trial works before permanent implantation, what the implant and refill process i...

Welcome to the Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today Patient-Centered Education Podcast, produced by the Spine and Joint Treatment Specialists at Elite Pain and Health. This episode explains platelet-rich plasma (PRP) spine injections—what PRP is, how it’s prepared and precisely delivered, and why it may help certain causes of low back pain. We cover who may benefit (degenerative disc disease, facet joint...

Welcome to the Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today Patient-Centered Education Podcast, directed by Dr. Keley John Booth of Elite Pain and Health. This episode explains how facet joint arthritis causes extension- and rotation-related low back pain and distinguishes short-term injection relief from a lasting solution. Hear how a medial branch nerve block serves as a diagnostic “test drive,” and how radiofr...

Join the Spine and Joint Treatment Specialists at Elite Pain and Health for a patient-focused discussion about epidural steroid injections (ESIs) for low back pain and sciatica. This episode explains what an ESI is, how it works to reduce nerve inflammation, what the procedure feels like, recovery expectations, risks, and who benefits most. Learn how ESIs can provide a window of opportunity to red...

Welcome to the Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today Patient-Centered Education Podcast, a production of the Spine and Joint Treatment Specialists at Elite Pain and Health. In this episode the hosts explain bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC): what it is, how it’s collected from the iliac crest, and how concentrated progenitor cells and platelets can stimulate healing in degenerative discs, facet and S...

Welcome to the Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today Patient-Centered Education Podcast, produced by the Spine and Joint Treatment Specialists at Elite Pain and Health and directed by Dr. Keely John Booth, MD. This episode explores how small facet joints and their medial branch nerves can be the true source of chronic low back pain. Hear how specialists identify the problem using a medial branch nerve bloc...

In this episode of Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today, Dr. Keley John Booth and the Elite Pain and Health team explain facet joint arthritis and how facet joint injections both diagnose and treat sharp, mechanical low-back pain that worsens with standing, twisting, or leaning backward. You’ll learn what the procedure involves, how fluoroscopic guidance ensures safe, precise placement, what to expect dur...

In this episode we explore sacroiliac (SI) joint pain—the one-sided, deep buttock or belt-line ache that often flares when standing, getting out of a car, or climbing stairs. The hosts explain how the SI joint works, common symptoms that distinguish it from disc or nerve pain, and why an SI joint injection serves as both a diagnostic test and a targeted treatment. Learn what to expect during the q...

This episode explains spinal cord stimulation (SCS) as a treatment for chronic nerve-related low back pain, describing how tiny implanted leads and a pulse generator change nerve signals to reduce pain. It highlights who may benefit—people with persistent spinal pain, radicular leg pain, or failed back surgery syndrome—and how newer high-frequency systems can provide pain relief without tingling....

Welcome to the Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today Patient-Centered Education Podcast, produced and directed by Dr. Keley John Booth, MD, from Elite Pain and Health. In this episode we unpack sacroiliitis (SI joint pain): what the SI joint does, common causes (wear-and-tear, trauma, pregnancy-related ligament laxity, and post-lumbar fusion stress), typical symptoms and triggers, how it mimics sciatica, a...

In this episode of Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today, Dr. Keely John Booth and the Spine and Joint specialists at Elite Pain and Health explain the "shopping cart sign" and how it points to spinal (lumbar) stenosis. They cover causes (arthritis, bone spurs, bulging discs, spondylolisthesis, and congenital narrowing), typical symptoms like leg heaviness, numbness, and weakness, how standing worsens symp...

This episode translates scary MRI language into plain English, explaining the difference between bulging and herniated discs with a clear jelly-donut analogy and why terms like "rupture" often don’t mean surgery is inevitable. Hear common causes and symptoms—age, sitting, smoking, radiating pain, numbness, and weakness—how specialists diagnose the source with exams, MRI and diagnostic nerve blocks...

This episode of Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today explains lumbar spondylosis (arthritis of the lower spine): what causes it, why it produces morning stiffness and pain when standing straight, how doctors diagnose it, and practical strategies to manage symptoms through strengthening, posture, and targeted treatments. Produced by Dr. Keely John Booth and the Spine and Joint Treatment Specialists at Elit...

Welcome to the Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today Patient-Centered Education Podcast, produced by the Spine and Joint Treatment Specialists at Elite Pain and Health and directed by Dr. Keley John Booth, MD. In this episode we explain lumbar facet arthropathy — arthritis of the small hinge joints in the lower back — and why it causes that sudden ‘‘catch’’ or deep ache when you stand, lean back, or twist....

Welcome to the Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today Patient-Centered Education Podcast produced by the Spine and Joint Treatment Specialists at Elite Pain and Health and hosted by Dr. Keley John Booth, MD. In this episode we explain degenerative disc disease as a natural aging-related change in the spinal discs — how discs lose water and height, why symptoms often occur with sitting, bending, or lifting,...

In this episode of Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today, Dr. Keley John Booth, MD dives into lumbar radiculopathy — why leg pain often originates from a pinched nerve in the lower back and not the leg itself. You’ll hear how herniated discs, degenerative changes, and bone spurs can compress nerve roots and produce classic sciatica symptoms. Learn about the diagnostic steps that clarify the cause, from foc...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This episode explains how common low back pain is, breaks down the lumbar anatomy with the "jelly donut" analogy, and debunks the scary-sounding label "degenerative disc disease" as a normal, age-related change rather than a catastrophic problem. Learn to distinguish muscular aches from nerve pain (sciatica), recognize red-flag symptoms that require emergency care (saddle numbness, sudden loss of...