Epidermal Spinal Steroid Injections
UpdatedCould you please explain to me what you know about spinal epidermal spinal injections are and what the percentage of success this procedure has when the doctor uses a machine like an x-ray to insure accuracy of the fluid placement and #2 how effective is the procedure for lower back pain let's say from an accident???
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It's actually called an Epidural, it is used as a form of anesthesia, where medications are injected directly into the epidural space to block pain.
You can learn more about it here:
https://www.medschat.com/wiki/Epidural/
The effectiveness can vary from person to person and can depend on the medication(s) being used.
Has your doctor fully explained the procedure? Have you discussed your concerns with them?
I have already had that done and it did not help, now he is doing one a little different it is 2 injections into the nerve in the spine 3 in a row 2 weeks apart I have had one of those done go back this coming Thursday so far it hasn't made any difference just hurt like hades, if this doesn't work, which it doesn't look like it will, then he wants to do some kind of stimulation thing, is there anything else out there with a higher sucess rate without having 2 go through surgery???
I had the injections for a couple of months. Now my doc tried to rule out by giving me the epidermal, now I'm hurting worse, why would that be. My pain is constant.
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