Epidural Injection

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Address details

Jamaica, NY 11435

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Coordinates

N40° 42' 11.3886" W73° 48' 34.40664"   (40.7031635, -73.8095574) Start navigation »

Phone & WWW

(646) 6682338
http://www.freeofpain.org/

Business hours

Mon-Sun 9 a.m - 8 p.m

Info

Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection is carried out to remove pain in the lower part of the back as well as pain radiating down the leg. Steroid medication reduces swelling and inflammation, caused by spinal channel narrowing, radiculopathy, sciatica and vertebral disk protrusion. In some cases it is necessary to repeat Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection up to three times to get a maximal effect from the medication; however, most of the patients get a substantial pain relief after one or two injections.



During this Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection patient lies face down with a soft pad under the stomach for a better comfort and to help to relax the spine. Such position of a spine gives an easy access to the epidural cavity. A fluoroscope helps to find the specific lumbar vertebrae and nervous routs. In the site of injection a local anesthetic is used first, which numbs all tissues up to the surface of the vertebra. Using fluoroscope the doctor introduces a thin ben

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