Who Is A Candidate For And What Is Epidural Steroid Injection?
People with neck or back pain with shooting pain or sciatica symptoms down the arms or legs are candidates for the procedure. The spine involved can be from neck down to the tailbone. Epidural space is a potential space surrounding the spinal cord that connect to the nerve roots. Pain, tingling, electric sensation and other nerve related symptoms are caused by nerve irritation or damage due to disc related pathology or nerve root irritation. There are two different approaches to the spine interlaminar and transforaminal epidural steroid injections. Interlaminar approach is performed in-between the vertebral bodies while transforaminal approach is performed from the side of the vertebral bodies. Which approach is right for you? The doctors at Texas Pain Associates will make the decision based on your history of pain and imaging studies. Generally, an X-ray machine called fluoroscopy will be used to identify the landmarks of your spine and contrast is injected at the correct location onc
