Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections
Treatment for Lower Back Pain
About 9 out of 10 Americans will experience back or neck pain at some point during their lives. Luckily, in many cases, this pain can be treated non surgically. Lumbar epidural steroid injections is a treatment for lower back pain. This injection can alleviate inflammation and pain in the lumbar (lower) area of the back, by delivering an anesthetic and steroid to the epidural space within the spine. This decreases inflammation of the nerve roots, thus healing injury and decreasing pain. This type of injection can cause relief for up to several months from lower back pain. The procedure takes up to thirty minutes plus approximately forty-five minutes recovery time.
Are you experiencing lower back pain? Please call Comprehensive Spine & Sports Center at 408.356.5292 to find out how our physicians can help you.
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Testimonials
“Living with chronic pain is quite a challenge. Some days my lower back feels like a knife is jabbing into me. Other days my legs and feet will spasm, ache, and burn. There are times when medication and exercise do not completely help. These are the...
L.L, Retired Executive SecretaryI sure hope that you could come see the “Nutcracker” production because if it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t be able to do this at all! Not too long ago I couldn’t even walk and I was on mass amounts of narcotic pain meds and today I have been clean for...
M.B, Aesthetician and now ActorApproximately fourteen months ago, I started having severe daily migraine headaches. My whole life was disrupted. I could not tolerate sound or light, which made parenting a five-year-old nearly impossible. I was useless to my family and my job. I ha...
S.K, HomemakerDr. Diana Abovsky is very professional and knowledgeable. Her expertise and perseverance guide her in the genuine care and treatment of her patients. I would highly recommend her to anyone who is living with chronic conditions and/or pain....
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