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An epidural is a procedure that involves injecting a medication — either an anesthetic or a steroid — into the space around your spinal nerves known as the epidural space. The goal of an epidural procedure is to provide pain relief (analgesia) or a complete lack of feeling (anesthesia) for one region of your body, such as your legs or belly.
It’s a catheter that is inserted into your “epidural space,” using a needle, which is right outside of the membrane that protects your spinal cord. Doctors use epidural injections to relieve ...
An epidural injection may be administered at any point of the spine, but most commonly the lumbar spine, below the end of the spinal cord. The specific administration site determines the specific nerves affected, and thus the area of the body from which pain will be blocked.
An epidural involves a needle that is placed in an epidural catheter (small, plastic tube) into the epidural space, which is in a person's back, close to the spine. Next, pain medication—such as a local anesthetic or other types of pain relief drugs— is administered through the epidural catheter.
Epidural anesthesia is a neuraxial procedure that involves delivering medication, most often local anesthetic, to the epidural space for analgesia or anesthesia. The epidural space is located superficial to the dura mater of the spinal cord and just deep to the ligamentum flavum of the vertebrae.
An epidural steroid injection is a minimally invasive procedure that is performed at a doctor’s office, surgical center, or hospital. Patients usually return home the same day. The injection may be administered by spine and pain management specialists, such as physiatrists, anesthesiologists, radiologists, neurologists, and spine surgeons.
Epidural steroid injections work by delivering a potent anti-inflammatory to the site of nerve impingement in the spine. Injected medications may include steroids, local anesthetics, and saline, and they can vary in volume and concentration on an individual basis.
Epidural injections are a targeted therapy used to provide pain relief by delivering medication directly to the area around the spinal cord. We’ll explore the pertinent anatomy of the spine, the different types of injections available, and how they work to alleviate pain.
An epidural steroid injection places steroid into the epidural space of the spine to reduce inflammation (swelling) of spinal nerves and relieve back pain or sciatica. The injection may provide pain relief for a period of time while your body heals.
An epidural is an injection in your back to stop you feeling pain in part of your body. This page covers epidural anaesthesia, a type of epidural commonly given for pain relief in childbirth and in some types of surgery.