Oklahoma Low Back Pain Today: Patient-Centered Education Podcast
Overview
This podcast series draws from the evidence-based educational resources from Elite Pain & Health—a patient focused resource dedicated to minimally invasive, image-guided treatments for lumbar and low back pain. Each episode explores insights into non-surgical spine care, helping listeners understand their options before considering higher-risk surgical interventions.
Series Mission
To empower patients and providers with clear, accessible information about the full spectrum of lumbar pain—from initial symptoms and accurate diagnosis through advanced regenerative and interventional treatments. Our goal is to bridge the gap between complex spinal medicine and the everyday decisions patients face when seeking relief from debilitating back pain.
Core Content Pillars
Symptom Deep-Dives Episodes exploring the five major lumbar symptom presentations:
- Low back pain fundamentals
- Sciatica and shooting leg pain patterns
- Pain worsened by extension and rotation movements
- Leg numbness, tingling, and weakness
- Buttock and hip pain (sacroiliac joint patterns)
Diagnosis Demystified Clinical explanations of seven key lumbar conditions:
- Bulging and herniated discs
- Degenerative disc disease
- Lumbar facet arthropathy
- Lumbar radiculopathy (pinched nerves)
- Lumbar spondylosis (spinal arthritis)
- Sacroiliitis (SI joint inflammation)
- Spinal stenosis
Treatment Technologies In-depth coverage of nine interventional and regenerative options:
- Epidural steroid injections
- Medial branch nerve blocks (diagnostic testing)
- Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
- Facet joint injections
- Sacroiliac joint injections
- PRP spine injections (orthobiologics)
- Bone marrow concentrate (BMAC) therapy
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Intrathecal pain pumps
Listeners are invited to contact our clinic for more information or an evaluation at:
Phone: 405-444-7246
Website: https://epainhealth.com/
Email: patientcare@epainhealth.com
The Oklahoma Lumbar & Low Back Pain Answers Patient Podcast is produced and directed by Dr. Keley John Booth, MD for educational purposes. This educational resource is not a replacement for an evaluation with a properly trained medical professional.
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Episodes
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
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.
Tuesday Jan 20, 2026
Tuesday Jan 20, 2026
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 bladder/bowel control, rapid leg weakness), and why conservative care—stay active, physical therapy, targeted injections, and procedures like radiofrequency ablation—are usually effective while surgery remains a last resort.
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.