An epidural steroid injection delivers anti-inflammatory medication around an irritated spinal nerve root. Here is how it works, how long relief lasts, what it costs, and who benefits most.
partially-supportedFacet joint injections are used to diagnose and treat pain coming from the small joints of the spine. Here is what recovery looks like, how long relief lasts, and what to do if the injection does not work.
partially-supportedA nerve block interrupts pain signals from a specific nerve, for hours in surgery or weeks to months in chronic pain care. Here are the types, duration, wearing-off signs, and what it means when a block does not work.
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