Epidural steroid injections are very frequently
used treatment for chronic pain syndromes.
The common characteristic among the syndromes
that’s threated with epidural steroid injections
is a pain described as radicular.
The procedure involves injecting a medication
to the epidural space where the irritated
nerve roots are located.
This injection includes both a long acting
steroid and shorter acting local anaesthetic.
The steroids reduce the inflammation and irritation
and the anaesthetic works to interrupt the
pain spasm cycle and the pain signal transmission.
The combination medicine then spreads to the
other levels and portions of the spine reducing
inflammation and irritation there.
Entire procedure usually takes fewer than
20 minutes.
The most important and greatest success achieved
with the use of epidural steroid injections
is the rapid relief of symptoms that allows
patient to experience enough relief to become
active again.
