Pain Management

How Injections Cure Your Back

There are several ways by which you can get relief from your back pain. Of them the most effective way is through the Epidural Steroid Injection (ESI). It is the most common type of injection used. Various studies have shown that back pain and ESI are connected to each other as ESI is used to find the root cause of your back pain. Back pain has become a common phenomenon as there is an increasing change in the lifestyle of people. The main cause of back pain is a strain or an injury to the ligaments and the muscles that support the spine.

An Epidural Steroid Injection is the one that is administered to patients who suffer from back pain. An epidural space is defined as the space between the spinal cord and the inside portion of the spinal cord. The injection when administered to a patient who is suffering from back pain, travels through the whole length of spine. The medication moves freely in the spine, covering the nerve roots and lining of the facets joints.

The small needle is inserted into the back and local anesthesia ( xylocaine ) is injected to “numb” the area. Then a steroid (commonly known as Cortisone is injected through an epidural needle to reduce nerve inflammation in the affected area of the patient.

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