Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection in NYC
Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection in NYC
How a Lumbar Epidural Works
Your spinal cord, cerebrospinal fluid and nerve roots all rest inside the dural sac. Encasing your dural sac is a space filled with small blood vessels and fatty tissue that act as a type of buffer. This area is called the epidural space.
Using a solution that usually consists of steroids, lidocaine or some other local anesthetic, and saline, your doctor carefully inserts a needle into the epidural space of your lumbar spine. Because inflammation is chemically induced and often a significant factor in your pain, the saline flushes out the aggravating components while the lidocaine numbs the pain. The steroids reduce the inflammation.
Conditions that Benefit from Lumbar Epidural Injection Treatment
All steroid injections are designed to reduce pain and inflammation. Where the injection is administered determines the conditions your doctor hopes to provide relief. Some of the conditions lumbar epidural injections help include:
- Degenerative disc disease
- Facet joint syndrome
- Lumbar disc herniation
- Lumbar spinal stenosis
- Myofascial pain syndrome
- A pinched nerve
- Post-laminectomy syndrome
- A pulled back muscle
- Sciatica
Avoid lumbar injections if you are pregnant, have a bleeding disorder, have been diagnosed with tumors or have a local or systemic infection. Your doctor recommends that you cease taking any medications that may cause bleeding concerns, such as aspirin or anti-platelet drugs. If you have known allergies to any of the components used in the injection, make certain to tell your doctor.
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