Low backache: will I be pain free without surgery

Dr Raghu Sudarshan Thota – MD (Anaesthesiology)

We will start from where we left last week. Yes, you sure will be pain free without surgery, but one thing should be kept in mind:
These injections are an alternative form of treatment, which allow participation in an active exercise programme and may assist in avoiding the need for surgery.

Epidural Corticosteroid Injections
Epidural space is a potential space in the spinal cord, free of the nerve roots coming out of the spinal cord. Epidural Steroid Injections (ESIs) are a combination of drugs injected into this potential space under x-ray guidance in the operation theatre. ESIs have been endorsed by the North American Spine Society as an integral part of nonsurgical management of nerve pain from lower spine disorders.