Epidural

Epidural is a form of regional anesthesia involving injection of drugs through a catheter placed into the epidural space

Top Helpful Cases

 Helped a little
1 person found this helpful
Lower back pain
Some of the treatment worked to a small degree while others did nothing or next to nothing.,
 Helped a little
1 of 2 people found this helpful
Back and Neck Problems
One summer a plastic lawn chair broke while sitting on it and I went down landing on my rear end and hitting my elbow. The elbow hurt for a few days then I thought I was fine. Two weeks later while trying to get up for work in the morning, I discovered I could not pick my head up off ...
 Helped a lot
1 person found this helpful
Neck, upper back, hips and lower back
I had severe upper neck and upper back pain that went down my right arm, caused numbness and major discomfort. I saw a chiropractor, had therapy and saw numerous orthopedic's. Finaly, I saw a pain dr who during a injection proceadure, discovered I had severe arthrtis in my neck. Injections did not work, so he ended up performing a radiofrequency ...

Epidural is Used For These Conditions

Area
 Condition Average Result Healed Helped
a Lot		 Helped
a Little		 No Change Made Worse
All Conditions (average)
3.3
(8)
1 2 4 1
Back Lower (Lumbar)
 Back Lower (Lumbar) Herniated Disk
4.0
(2)
1 1
Shoulder
 Shoulder Pain
4.0
(1)
1
Back Lower (Lumbar)
 Back Lower (Lumbar) Osteoarthritis - Degenerative disc disease
3.5
(2)
1 1
Back Mid (Thoracic)
 Back Mid (Thoracic) Herniated Disk
3.0
(1)
1
Knee
 Knee Pain
3.0
(1)
1
Back Mid (Thoracic)
 Back Mid (Thoracic) Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
1.0
(1)
1
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