Description of procedure: The patient underwent lumbar epidural steroid injection today. The epidural was observed at the level of L4-L5 under AP and lateral fluoroscopic guidance. 2cc of Omnipaque ...

An epidural is a process for injecting a local anesthetic, which can be used during labor to relieve the pain of childbirth. The injection is done in the lower back, around the spinal nerves. The ...

Doctors use blood patch procedures to treat spinal headaches, rare events that may happen after epidurals or other medical procedures involving the spine. In a blood patch your own blood is injected ...