What Is the Difference Between an Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia?
With a spinal, the medication is injected inside the dura, the tough coating surrounding the brain and spinal cord and located right next to the spine. During an epidural, medication is put inside the spinal column just outside the sac that surrounds the spinal cord. A spinal requires less medicine and works faster than an epidural; but, it is somewhat more likely to cause a headache or low blood pressure.
