These days, neck and back pain have become common due to our sedentary lifestyle and busy lives. Though they are common, they can limit our potential to perform everyday activities and impact our well-being. The pain can interfere with activities of daily living. Patients may benefit from specialized injections called epidural injections that would alleviate the pain for months to come.
We offer epidural injections that involve injecting medications, commonly dexamethasone and lidocaine in the epidural space of your spine to relieve pain. Your skin will be anesthetized first and with the use of fluoroscopy (XR) we can sterilely find the proper location to inject. So, with epidural injections, you can experience that long-awaited relief from chronic pain and improved quality of life.
Your epidural space surrounds your spinal cord with fluid-filled sacs. Your spinal cord connects all the nerves across your body to your brain. When you have a back injury, the nerve in the injured region sends a pain signal to your back and brain via your spinal cord, causing pain and discomfort. Epidural injections temporarily prevent pain signals from traveling from your spine to your brain and thereby providing relief. The steroid coats the irritated nerves responsible for your pain while allowing them to heal. This way, it works to reduce swelling and inflammation. Epidural steroid injections can be used for temporary, long-term, and in some cases permanent pain relief.
The ideal candidates for epidural injections are those with:
To be prepared for getting an epidural injection, ensure to:
We will ask you to lie on your stomach, sterilize the injection site, and inject local anesthesia to minimize discomfort. Once the injection site is numb, we will use a fluoroscopy equipment (a type of X-ray) to see the progress of the needle in your epidural space, ensuring proper placement.
Once the needle is in the right spot, we will inject a contrast material that helps highlight the target area on the imaging machine’s screen so that we can inject the medication (a steroid and a long-acting anesthetic) precisely into the target area. Following the injection, we will clean the area with an antiseptic solution and apply a dressing. We may ask you to stay back for a few minutes to check whether you develop any adverse reactions.
The advantages differ depending on which area of the spine is administered with an epidural.
It depends on the type of epidural injection you receive. Epidural steroid injections may last for 3 to 6 months.
At Maasumi Headache & Spine Care, we offer effective and minimally invasive treatment for back, neck, and labor pain. Our physician, Dr. KC Maasumi MD, MS, specializes in providing epidural injections with unmatched finesse and perfection, ensuring prompt relief from your bothersome pain and related discomfort. With our unparalleled expertise and dedication to pain management, we guarantee a ray of hope for those desperately seeking respite from throbbing or persistent back and neck pain. To provide expected relief and ensure treatment accuracy, we tailor your epidural injections depending on your pain’s severity, nature, and origin.
No, you can go back to work or attend to your daily activities as needed.
It involves injecting a steroid and anesthetics into the epidural space of your spine to reduce pain and inflammation.
Common side effects include:
Common side effects include:
Call or visit your doctor upon experiencing the following symptoms:
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Are back/neck pain taking a toll on your daily life? If you have tried numerous remedies and treatments that failed to provide relief, it is time to turn to Maasumi Headache & Spine Care. With our epidural injections, you will get rid of your back or neck pain in less to no time. Contact us today if you are looking for epidural injections near you in Santa Margarita.
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