An epidural steroid injection (ESI) is used to reduce pain caused by spinal stenosis or disc herniation resulting in inflammation of the spinal nerves. Pain can be localized in your neck, arms, legs, and/or back. ESI is an effective treatment for pain in each of these regions, and relief may last for a matter of...
Bursa injection are used to ease joint pain produced by several inflammatory diseases, including arthritis and bursitis. A steroid injection is delivered into the bursa, a fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between muscles/tendons and bone when you move. Inflamed bursae can cause pain in your joints, but steroids can reduce this. Bursae can be found...
A facet joint injection is used both as a diagnostic tool and an effective pain-relief therapy. Physicians are capable of detecting the afflicted area(s) through fluoroscopic (x-ray) technology. A local anesthetic is applied to the corresponding body region before the procedure and a corticosteroid anti-inflammatory medication is applied to afflicted areas as they are identified....
