Bursa injection for joint pain

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BURSA INJECTION FOR JOINT PAIN

• Bursas occur where muscles and tendons insert
  into the bone and they are located in every
  joint of the body. Chronic pain from those
  bursas from previous injury can cause chronic
  pain and the treatment for that can be
  accomplished with injections usually with x-ray
  guidance or ultrasound guidance into the bursa
  injecting a small amount of local anesthetic and
  cortisone and a series of injections usually
  suffices to improve pain that has not improved
  with rest, pain medications, physical therapy,
  or other more conservative treatments.

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CAUDAL EPIDURAL INJECTION
WHAT IS A CAUDAL EPIDURAL INJECTION? A caudal
epidural injection is an injection done towards
the tailbone area where there is a small window
where a needle guided with an x-ray machine can
easily access the spinal cord injecting cortisone
into the epidural space that will relieve back
pain and leg pain by relieving swelling and
pressure inside the spinal canal from herniated
disc or other conditions. A series of one to
three of these injections usually can provide
significant clinical improvement.
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DISCOGRAPHY EXAMINATION
Discography is a test in which with x-ray
guidance a needle is inserted into the disc
space, most commonly in the low back area, to
better diagnose persistent pain that is caused
by disruption of the discs, whether herniated or
damaged, to help diagnose and treat pain
originating from those discs. After this test is
done, treatment options can include laser
treatment to the disc to stop it from hurting
and sealing tears that have occurred into the
disc to more aggressive therapy like complete
removal of the disc and placing a spacer of bone
that is usually considered a fusion.
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EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION
WHAT IS AN EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION? Epidural
Steroid Injection San Antonio Epidural steroid
injection is a commonly used procedure to
address neck, mid and low back pain when the pain
presents and is severe, radiates to the arms,
shoulders or to the legs. Using x-ray guidance, a
needle is guided into space called the epidural
space that will deliver usually medication
containing cortisone that will decrease
inflammation of discs and nerves alleviating
symptoms. A series of anywhere from one to three
is usually necessary when severe neck and low
back pain has been present and has failed to
improve with more conservative things like
physical therapy or chiropractic treatments and
is considered a lot of more conservative than
undergoing surgery. WHAT ARE THE INDICATIONS FOR
EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION? Indications for
epidural steroid injection is continued severe
neck, midthoracic or low back pain that has
failed to improve with more conservative
treatments including rest, medications, physical
therapy, or chiropractic treatments. CAN AN
EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION HELP MY PAIN? Usually
undergoing a series of anywhere from one up to
three injections will determine whether there is
significant improvement that is long lasting
which is the goal.
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