Steroid Injections for a Herniated Disc – Who Responds Well?

At any one point in time, 1% of the US population is suffering from a lumbar herniated disc. The condition typically occurs when a piece of the intervertebral disc squeezes out from its confines and pinches on a lumbar nerve root Mk 677 for sale. Think of a jelly donut with a tear in the outer portion, and some jelly squeezes out.

The compression of the nerve root may spark up inflammation around the area, and that is what creates pain going down one’s leg called radiculopathy, or sciatica Lgd 4033 for sale. Sciatica is often a burning, searing pain that is extremely painful and disabling for patients.

Epidural steroid injections for herniated disks are very popular treatments, and often work well to give pain relief and avoidance of surgery. But who does well with them? There are 2 types of epidural injections done currently. The first, an intralaminar epidural injection, involves steroid medication being placed just under the bone in back of the spine Mk 2866 for sale. These do work, but one of the current options is a transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TESI), where the pain doctor places the needle into a more specific area where the nerve root is actually being pinched as it exits the spine.