Pain Management Procadure - Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection

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	Dmitri Petrychenko Pain Management Office offers following procedures (to view description of the procedure, click on the name below):

Caudal steroid injection Celiac Plexus Block Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection Dekompressor Discectomy Discography Facet joint injection Femoral Nerve Block Intradiscal Elektrothermal Therapy Intrathecal Pump Implant Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection Lumbar Radiofrequency Neurotomy Lumbar Sympathetic Block Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection Percutaneous Disc Nucleoplasty Peripheral Nerve Block RACZ Caudal Neurolysis Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injection Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS)/Implant Stellate ganglion block Trigger Point Injection Vertebroplasty


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	Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection

		This procedure is used to relieve pain in the neck, shoulders, and arms caused by pinched nerve as a result of herniated disks, spinal stenosis or radiculopathy. The medication injected can decrease swelling and inflammation. During the procedure the patient lies face down. The intravenous anesthetic could be used to relax the patient. Local anesthetic is used to numb the skin and tissue in the neck area.


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A physician uses fluoroscope and places a larger needle to the painful area. The contrast solution is injected to confirm the correct location of needle tip. A mixture of anesthetic and steroids is injected into epidural space to be absorbed by the nerves for swelling decreasing and pressure relief.

The needle is removed and small bandage is applied. Some patients need only one injection but to have significant relief two or three injections two weeks apart could be applied.

Common side effects could be compared with common injection side effects, i.e. allergic reaction, bacterial infection, bleeding in seldom cases. Steroids side effects are face, eyes, arms, legs swelling, sugar level increasing for diabetic patients.

The patient must inform the physician about pregnancy or if he/she takes blood thinning medication.


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