Accepting New Patients
Serving the Chicagoland Area
Elaboration
It is considered to be the delivery of powerful anti-inflammatory medicine that goes directly in the area outside of the sac of fluid around your spinal cord and that area is called the epidural space. Epidural Steroid Injection is not similar to epidural anesthesia which is given just before childbirth or specific sorts of surgery. It contains corticosteroid with a local anesthetic pain relief medicine. Corticosteroids are called anti-inflammatory medicines. Eliminating swelling and inflammation are able to take pressure off nerves and other soft tissues, which can reduce pain.
The process is carried out as
You must remember that you may feel pressure during treatment procedure, but it does not last for a longer period of time during treatment. It is also important that during procedure you do not move because injection needs to be inserted accurately.
You would be observed by your doctor for 15 to 20 minutes after the procedure to examine your condition.
Am I a Candidate?
It is considered to be the most effective treatment for those people who have the problem of disk herniation, sciatica, nerve root compression and inflammation in spine.
How Much Time Does it Take
It takes not more than 30 minutes
Epidural steroid Injections gives short-term relief from pain for at least half of the patients who undergo this treatment and this relief hardly last for a period of one year.
Remember, this treatment does not eliminate the causes of your back pain; it just numbs the painful feeling. You can easily take on your rehabilitation program and physical therapy in this while.
Its Outcome
You must get the help of someone to take you to home as you are feeling sleepy after the treatment because of medicines.
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ADDRESS: 10181 W Lincoln Hwy
Frankfort, IL 60423
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