Orthopaedic Services and Procedures

NON-OPERATIVE PROCEDURES

• Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection

Using live x-ray (fluoroscopy) a needle will be guided into the opening where the nerve root is being compressed. A dye solution that can be seen on our x-ray monitor is injected so that we can determine the extent to which the nerve is being compressed. Local anesthetic is then injected around the nerve root to relieve your pain. A steroid medication is also injected around the nerve root which acts as an anti-inflammatory medication to decrease the inflammation and swelling of the nerve root.