Injection Videos

Trigger Point Injections

mlepore — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:13:10 -0700

A trigger point injection is an outpatient procedure designed to reduce or relieve the back pain caused by trigger points. These small knots can form in muscles or in the fascia tissue leading to myofascial pain.

Myelography-Myelogram

mlepore — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:10:52 -0700

Myelography (Myelogram) is a diagnostic examination of the spine. A special x-ray sensitive contrast dye is injected to illuminate the spine, allowing identification of problems within the spine, spinal cord, and nerve roots.

Costovertebral Block

mlepore — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:08:51 -0700

A costovertebral block is an outpatient injection procedure designed to alleviate upper back pain caused by damage to one or more of the costovertebral joints.

Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections

mlepore — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:06:43 -0700

Cervical epidural steroid injections relieve neck pain, shoulder pain, and arm pain caused by a pinched nerve or nerves in the cervical spine. It can be used to treat herniated discs, spinal stenosis, and radiculopathy.

Cervical Selective Nerve Root Block

mlepore — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:04:50 -0700

A cervical selective nerve block is an injection designed to help relieve neck pain, shoulder pain, and/or arm pain caused by a pinched nerve or nerves in the cervical spine.

Cervical Facet Radiofrequency Neurotomy

mlepore — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:47:04 -0700

This minimally invasive procedure, also known as a Radio Frequency (RF), reduces or eliminates the pain of damaged facet joints by disrupting the medial branch nerves that carry the pain signals.

Is Spinal Stenosis Causing My Leg Pain?

Ben Parr — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:34:24 -0700

Dr. Stephen Hochschuler speaks about spinal stenosis. He explains the spinal canal structure, how one can get stenosis of the spine, and spondylolisthesis. Lastly Dr. Hochschuler goes over stenosis treatment options, including medications, epidural steroid injections, and spinal stenosis surgery.

Lumbar Radiofrequency Neurotomy Video

spine-health — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:19:45 -0800

A lumbar radiofrequency neurotomy (or radiofrequency rhizotomy) is a minimally invasive procedure that reduces or eliminates the pain from damaged facet or sacroiliac joints by disrupting the medical branch nerves that carry pain signals. This interactive video provides a clear picture of a lumbar radiofrequency neurotomy.

Facet Joint Injections for Back Pain Relief Video

spine-health — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:19:41 -0800

Facet joints are small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion. Facet joints can become painful due to arthritis, back injury, or mechanical stress. A facet joint injection delivers a steroid medication which anesthetizes the joints and blocks the pain. This interactive video gives a clear picture of a facet joint injection.

Medial Branch Block Video

spine-health — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:19:41 -0800

Medial branch nerves are small nerves that feed out from the facet joints in the spine, and therefore carry pain signals from those joints. A medial branch nerve block temporarily interrupts the pain signal being carried from a specific facet joint. This video gives a clear picture of a medial branch block.

Lumbar Sympathetic Block Video

spine-health — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:19:41 -0800

A lumbar sympathetic block typically involves a series of injections to relieve leg pain (sciatica) caused by complex regional pain syndromes, usually after injury to a joint or limb. This video provides a full overview of lumbar sympathetic block injections.

Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection Video

spine-health — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:19:40 -0800

A cervical epidural steroid injection delivers steroids into the epidural space surrounding spinal nerve roots to help alleviate pain in the upper spine/neck caused by irritated nerves. This video provides and overview on cervical epidural steroid injections.

Epidural Steroid Injections for Back Pain and Leg Pain Video

spine-health — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:19:40 -0800

Additional Injections Info:

Cervical Epidural Injections

Cervical Injection Video

Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injection Video

spine-health — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:16:47 -0800

The sacroiliac joint is where the spine and the hip bone meet. A steroid injection is performed to relieve pain caused by arthritis in the sacroiliac joint (sacroiliac joint dysfunction). This video goes through the anatomy and procedure of a sacroiliac joint steroid injection.

RACZ Caudal Neurolysis Video

spine-health — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:16:47 -0800

RACZ Caudal Neurolysis is a non-surgical injection treatment for managing low back and leg pain oftentimes caused by scarring from a previous back surgery. This interactive video gives a clear picture of RACZ Caudal Neurolysis.