To compare patient radiation exposure and procedure time for lumbar epidural steroid injections (ESIs) performed under CT-fluoroscopy (CTF) vs spiral CT-guidance. A retrospective cohort study of 767 ...

The cervical spine has seven vertebrae ... Facet joint injections are performed under sterile conditions, typically, very similarly to how epidural steroid injections are done – in a small procedure ...

The injection of the numbing medication can cause ... Sometimes the headache is severe or persists for a few days to a week after the lumbar puncture—this may mean that the needle has left a hole in ...

aDepartment of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA, bSection of Neurology, Christiana Care Health Systems, Wilmington, DE, USA, cDepartment of Neurology and ...

The combination is superior to the local anaesthetic alone with regard to pain reduction up to 3 days after injection. Chronic pain in the lumbar region is extremely common. Data from the US show ...

After the injection and procedure, your mouth is numb and you might find it difficult to swallow or even talk. It’s very similar when you have an epidural. The lower half of your body is numb but ...

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In an animal model of neuropathic pain where the fifth lumbar (L5 ... In practice, epidural injections may generally provide limited short-term relief, and a recent review concludes that there is ...

Objectives Evidence comparing the effectiveness of surgical and conservative treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation is controversial ... Those with an inadequate response to opioids were ...