I offer Spine Steroid injection for instant relief for your back pain or neck pain
It is only considered when bed rest, physiotherapy and stretches with medications fail to control your pain
There is no point in waiting. Spine Steroid injection is the best reliable way to get instant relief from pain
Spine Steroid Injection is a mixture of a numbing solution (local anaesthetic used by your dentist) as well as a steroid (Kenalog)
PROCEDURE WITH SEDATION
DAY PROCEDURE
RECOVERY
Slipped or Prolapsed Disc that jams your Spinal nerve
Foraminal Stenosis due to narrowing of the holes in your spine due to wear and tear
The numbing solution (local anaesthetic – Bupivicaine) instantly reduces your pain in your lower back or neck. The steroid (Kenalog) acts on the inflammation on your bruised nerve
This is done in the hospital. It is a very simple procedure but it has to be done with great accuracy and precision. Your spine is the most important part of your body and hence, great care is taken to do this procedure safely.Â
You will need to come to the hospital starved for at least 6 hours
The spine injection is done under sedation so that you do not feel any pain during the actual spine injection. X-ray guidance is used so that the spine injection is given at the most accurate location. This ensures safety and accuracy.
You will be discharged from the hospital 2-4 hours after the procedure.Â
Once you wake up from the sedation, you will find a significant improvement in your pain. After a nice cup of tea, you will be allowed home once you have fully recovered from the spine injection procedure. You will be able to walk almost immediately
You should not drive for 12-24 hours after the procedure
As the numbing solution numbs the nerve and you will feel no pain. Occasionally, your leg can become numb or weak from the injection. But this settles in a few hours
You need to have this procedure done by the Best Spinal Surgeon in London
A spine injection can be extremely beneficial during an acute episode of back pain or neck pain. Typically, if the initial injection is effective, up to 3 injections may be given in one year
When administered in the lumbar space, epidural steroid injections may have the following benefits
Temporary or prolonged reduction of nerve pain and inflammation in the region of the spine that causes pain
Enhanced ability to perform daily life activities without the previous restrictions caused by pain
Pain relief from the spinal injections may help limit or eliminate the need for oral medications
A spinal injection may provide sufficient pain relief to allow a patient to progress with their physical therapy program
Pain relief experienced from spinal injections may help postpone surgery, and if physical therapy is effective, it may eliminate the need for surgical intervention
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Spinal injections give instant pain relief from your back pain and neck pain.
It is usually very effective when all other methods – rest, medications, physiotherapy – have failed to relieve your pain. Â
Spine steroid injections are safe and useful managing a crisis like sudden severe pain that is quite unexpected.
It throws all our plans into chaos. These injections will help you get control of a difficult situation.Â
These injections allows you to back pain physiotherapy and gain good control and tone of your core muscles.
The combination of back pain steroid injection followed by physiotherapy rehabilitation is the most effective way of getting long term control of the pain
The effect of spine injections varies from 6 weeks to 6 months
But most patients benefit from these injections and feel quite happy that they made the decision to go for spine injection treatment
Spinal injection procedure is painless but you may feel some pressure during the injection.
Spinal injections are virtually painless since the procedure is done under local anaesthetic.
When the local anaesthetic wears off, you may experience some discomfort where the needles were placed.
Although pain relief with the Spinal Steroid injections generally occurs within 3 – 5 days, some patients experience improvement & pain relief right after the injection!
You will be watched for 15 to 20 minutes after the injection before going home.
Spinal injections are generally safe procedures. If complications occur, they are usually mild and self-limited.
However, like with any treatment procedure, some of the common risks with epidural steroid injections are:
1) Infection:
This is rare but there is an increased risk in skin conditions like psoriasis or eczema. The rate is less than 1 in 1000 injections
2) Bleeding:
People who take medications to ‘thin their blood’ will be advised to stop these medications at least a week in advance of the procedure for safety.
3) Steroid facial flushing:
A temporary side effect with flushing of the face and chest, with warmth and an increase in temperature for several days.
But this settles down very quickly.
4) Allergic Reaction:
There is a very small chance that you may become allergic to the preservative in the Steroid injection.
This can be fully cured by medications.
You will be monitored at the Hospital and will be discharged only if it is safe.
5) Anxiety or vasovagal:
Caused due to the stress of the procedure and is not life-threatening.
1 in 100 patients do have such episodes and it settles very quickly.
6) Menstrual changes:
Some patients have reported to me that they have increased menstrual flow. This settled without any treatment
Spinal injections tend to provide temporary relief from pain, and the effects could last from one week up to one year.
The combination of Spine Steroid Injection and Physiotherapy rehabilitation is the most important in the management of pain with the injection
This usually prolongs the action of the steroid injection.
It is especially beneficial for a patient suffering from acute back and/or leg pain.
You should not drive for the first 12-24 hours after your spinal injection procedure.
You may experience mild soreness at the injection site(s) for 24–48 hours.
You are advised to take the next day off work as you had intravenous sedation.
You can return to normal life with gentle activity right after, and you can return to an active lifestyle within 3 – 5 days.
If your back pain persists or is worse, you may need a few days off work.
There are no limitations for work if your pain settles after a day.
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