Home Epidural Spine Injection
An epidural injection helps treat low back symptoms related to canal narrowing or nerve compression from a disc herniation or degenerative disease. Using X-ray guidance, we inject an anesthetic and steroid around nerves into the spinal canal (interlaminar) to help relieve symptoms.
We also perform cervical epidural (trans-facet) injections where local anesthetic and a steroid are injected into a facet joint in the neck. The joint capsule is completely filled in order to push the medication out of the joint and into the adjacent pinched nerve. Cervical epidurals can be used as a treatment to relieve neck pain and referred symptoms into the arm.
Relief may occur within two weeks and can last 3-6 months, or longer. Often MRI is requested prior to this treatment to confirm the diagnosis, select the best injection site, and avoid complications. If successful, repeat injections can be performed.
This exam is covered under your Alberta Health Care Plan. It is not currently offered at our Saskatchewan clinics.
Please ensure that you bring your requisition with you to your appointment.
30-40 minutes
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