Epidural Steroid Injection
An epidural steroid injection is performed to help reduce pain stemming from the spine and its associated nerves. These injections can be performed at different levels of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spines. The injections may provide relief for weeks to months. In some cases, patients may need more than one injection to obtain maximal pain relief. You and your pain medicine provider at Innovative Pain & Spine Specialists in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska will decide if additional treatments are needed.
The procedure is done using x-ray guidance. A mixture of steroids and local anesthetic is applied in order to decrease inflammation of the irritated spinal nerves. This can take 5-10 minutes and will require someone to drive you home after appropriate monitoring.
