Spinal injection services are usually offered as part of pain management and minimally invasive spine care. These procedures are done under imaging guidance (fluoroscopy or ultrasound) and are typically outpatient, meaning patients go home the same day.
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Diagnostic Injections
- Nerve root blocks – identify which nerve is causing pain
- Facet joint injections – confirm if pain is coming from the small joints of the spine
- Discography – helps determine if a specific disc is the source of pain
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Therapeutic Injections
- Epidural steroid injections (ESI) – reduce inflammation around spinal nerves
- Transforaminal epidural injections – targeted relief at a specific nerve root
- Caudal epidural injections – for lower back and leg pain
- Facet joint steroid injections – treat arthritis-related spinal pain
- Medial branch blocks – target the small nerves that supply facet joints
- Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) – disrupt painful nerve signals
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Specialized Pain Procedures
- Sacroiliac (SI) joint injections – for lower back/hip pain
- Trigger point injections – relieve muscle spasm or myofascial pain
- Spinal cord stimulation trial leads – minimally invasive test for chronic pain therapy
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Supportive Services
- Imaging guidance (X-ray, CT, ultrasound)
- Sedation or local anesthesia for comfort
- Post-injection monitoring & discharge instructions
- Follow-up consultations to assess response