A thoracic epidural injection is a shot that helps ease pain in your upper to middle back (thoracic) area. Medicine is injected into the area around your spinal cord.

Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is a type of treatment to fix a broken bone. It puts the pieces of a broken bone back together so they can heal.

A fusion is a surgery to join two or more bones together. During a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), this is done on the spine. Two of the bones of your back (vertebrae) are joined together, and one of your spinal disks is removed.

Selective mutism is when a child can't speak in certain settings but can speak fine in others. For example, a child may not be able to speak at school but can speak with no problem at home. It is called selective mutism because the child is only mute in certain situations.

Sixth nerve palsy is a problem with eye movement. It happens because of a problem with the sixth cranial nerve.

Safe surrender means giving up a baby in a safe way when you're not able to care for them. Read on to learn more about how the laws work and how to safely surrender a baby.

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a procedure that destroys cells in the esophagus that may turn into cancer. It can help prevent or treat cancer of the esophagus.

Lice are small insects that feed on human blood. They attach themselves to hair. Those that infest hair in the groin area are called pubic lice.

Psoriatic arthritis is joint pain and swelling that occurs in some people who have psoriasis. Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes scaly skin patches. People who have psoriasis may develop psoriatic arthritis later.

After an injection, swelling and irritation (inflammation) can occur at the site where the needle entered the skin. This reaction can be from the needle or the medicine that was injected. Or it may be a reaction to both.