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Radiculopathy Alternative Treatments – Corticosteroid Injections
Radiculopathy is the medical term that describes a collective group of symptoms associated with the compression of a spinal nerve. These symptoms can include back and neck pain that travels the length of the nerve being impinged upon, as well as tingling, numbness, weakness, and more. Radiculopathy can occur at any level of the spine, and can be caused by a variety of degenerative spine conditions, such as a bulging or herniated disc, foraminal stenosis, bone spurs, and more.
Treatment Options
Typically, your doctor will first recommend that you try any of a variety of conservative, nonsurgical treatment options if you are suffering from radiculopathy due to your spinal condition. These options can include hot/cold therapy, exercise, physical therapy, stretching, pain medications, and more.
One other treatment that many individuals opt for is corticosteroid injections. This treatment involves the injection of anti-inflammatory and pain relieving medications directly into the affected area, and has been shown to be an effective therapy for many individuals. Often, these injections can provide relief from lower back or neck pain that lasts for some time, but additional injections are often needed for continued effectiveness.
Minimally Invasive Alternatives
If you've tried corticosteroid injections for weeks or months and are tired of follow-up appointments for further injections, or simply haven't seen the desired results from these shots, contact Laser Spine Institute today. No matter what other conservative treatment options you've tried, if they have failed to bring you relief from your back or neck pain, our safe, effective endoscopic procedures may be able to help you rediscover your life without back or neck pain – and without many of the risks of traditional open back surgery.
Please note: Laser Spine Institute currently does not perform endoscopic procedures on the thoracic spine.
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