Thoracic Epidural Steroid Injection
This outpatient procedure is an injection performed to relieve pain in the upper back.
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This outpatient procedure is an injection performed to relieve pain in the upper back.
Click on the video link to the right to learn more - or choose to print a brochure.
This condition is a weakening of one or more vertebral discs, which normally act as a cushion between the vertebrae. This condition can develop as a natural part of the aging process, but it may also result from injury to the back. more
This rupture of a vertebral disc can be caused by the normal wear of aging or by traumatic injury. A herniated disc can push painfully against a nerve root, sending pain down the sciatic nerve and resulting in a burning, tingling, and/or numbing sensation from the lower back down to one or both feet. more
About two percent of people are affected by this deformation of the spine, which causes the normally straight spine to curve. more
Spinal stenosis results from new bone and soft tissue growth on the vertebrae, which reduces the space in the spinal canal. When the nerve roots are pinched, a painful burning, tingling and /or numbing sensation is felt from the lower back down to the legs and sometimes all the way to the feet. more