1 hr
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Doctor Avkan
Back pain treatment
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First you will be visited in the hospital and if you are good candidate for this kind of treatment we will see if MRI or some lab tests needed or not.
If not we can do the spine injection in the same day, it takes time around 30 minutes.
After injection you will stay in recovery room for 2 hours and then you can leave the hospital.
Patient feels temporary pain relief after one hour but main phase of treatment will start in 48 hours after treatment .
Optimal result happens if patient not to lift or carry objects more than 3kg for 3 month.
What are epidural corticosteroid injections used for?
Epidural steroid injections are commonly used to treat back pain caused by a herniated disc (slipped disc), lumbar radiculopathy, spinal stenosis or sciatica. Corticosteroids are strong anti-inflammatory medications and, when placed into the epidural space, can significantly reduce inflammation around an irritated nerve that is causing back and leg pain and discomfort.
Epidural steroid injections work by delivering a potent anti-inflammatory to the site of nerve impingement in the spine. Injected medications may include steroids, local anesthetics, and saline, and they can vary in volume and concentration on an individual basis.
Three routes may be used for epidural injections in the lumbosacral spine:
caudal
interlaminar (also known as translaminar)
transforaminal
Your physician will choose which method is right for you based on your diagnosis and if you have had any prior spine surgeries.
A caudal injection is the least complicated way to access the epidural space but is also the least specific. It can be useful if multiple areas of the spine are involved or if post-surgical changes prevent other approaches.
An interlaminar (or translaminar) injection delivers the medication directly into the epidural space at the affected level, can be targeted to one side or the other, and can treat multiple levels at once.
A transforaminal injection delivers the medication to the area where the specific affected nerve root exits the spine and is compressed by a disc herniation. It is the usual first choice approach for an epidural injection.
How often can you get epidural steroid injections?
Epidural steroid injections are recommended to be administered up to three to six times per year. In the case of a new disc herniation, injections may be only weeks apart with a goal of quick and complete resolution of symptoms. For chronic conditions, three to six months or more between injections is common.