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Injections for back pain what you need to know
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by EverythingFinance | April 10, 2009 at 08:33 am
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INJECTIONS FOR BACK PAIN WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Trigger point injections Sometimes, putting pressure on a certain spot in the back can cause pain at that spot or extending to another area of the body, such as the hip or leg. To relieve pain, a local anesthetic, either alone or combined with a corticosteroid, may be injected into the area of the back that triggers pain (trigger point injection).Facet joint injections A local anesthetic or corticosteroid is injected into a facet joint, which is one of the points where one vertebra connects to another.
Epidural injections A corticosteroid is injected into the spinal canal where it bathes the sheath that surrounds the spinal cord and nerve roots.
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at 08:47 on April 10th, 2009
Thanks for your story - can you add some of your own material to it in the form of an intro or a conclusion? Thanks.
at 22:59 on April 20th, 2009
Thanks for sharing the information on injections. They help to eliminate the pain but in my pain comes back again so I have to go for Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} spinal decompression therapy at <a href="http://www.empowereddoctor.com/doctor_index_1618.html">Back Pain Layton, Davis County, UT</a>. The choice of the back pain treatment often depends on the cause of the pain. Consult Dr. Michael Kunzler to know more about back pain.