Procedure Description

The patient will lie on their stomach with their back exposed. The injection area will be cleaned and numbed before the procedure. Using a fluoroscope, the doctor will guide a thin needle to the problem area. From here, both a corticosteroid and an anesthetic numbing agent are injected into the epidural space of the spine (the area between the bony vertebra and the protective dura sac surrounding the spinal cord/nerves).