Dr Ekta’s Pain Management Clinic
Epidural Injection in West Delhi

Epidural Injection

Epidural Injection in West Delhi

Do you experience an excruciating back or neck pain that extends into your arms or legs, making it difficult to sit, walk, or sleep comfortably? Does movement even hurt a little, rendering you completely exhausted and frustrated? You may benefit from an epidural injection, a safe and effective procedure geared toward providing relief from your pain for a long time to come.


For many individuals who have chronic spine-related pain, the waiting game would have been like waiting to take daily medications while living in the fear of surgery. An epidural injection, though, is sort of a happy middle ground between these extremes: it is minimally invasive, widely effective, and functions to help a patient resume everyday life with very little reliance on strong painkillers.

 

Dr Ekta's Pain Management Clinic is involved in advanced interventions, such as epidural injections, used to treat pain right at its core. Our approach is highly personalized, compassionate, and focused on helping you regain your freedom of movement.

Overview - Insight into Epidural Injection

The procedure, which is an epidural injection, is a process to inject local anesthetics and corticosteroid medications into the epidural space (area around the spinal cord and nerves).

  • The corticosteroid reduces the inflammation around the nerves.
  • It gives fast relief from pain.
  • Together, they decrease swelling and appetite for the nerves and restore function.

An epidural is one of the best non-invasive treatment options for nerve involvement, compression, or irritation by inflammation within the spine.


Conditions Treated with Epidural Injections

Back pain that goes into the arms or legs, pain starting in the neck, and radiating out into an arm or into the leg (known as Radicular pain) are suitable for epidural injections. The most common conditions are:-

  • Herniated Disk: When a disk puts pressure on the nerves nearby.
  • Spinal Stenosis: The spinal canal constricting or narrowing leads to nerve compression.
  • Sciatica: Sudden pain radiating from the lower back into the leg.
  • Degenerative Disk Disease: Discs that are old and cause inflammation and irritation to the nerve.
  • Spondylolisthesis: A condition of slipped vertebrae that may lead to nerve compression.
  • Persistent Pain After Back Surgery: Pain that remains after back surgery.
  • Cervical Radiculopathy: Pain along a nerve radiating from the neck into the arm.
  • Lumbar Radiculopathy: Nerve pain that radiates from the lower back to the leg.

The Epidural Injection Procedure at Dr Ekta's Pain Management Clinic

At Dr Ekta's Pain Management Clinic, maximum care and precautions are taken to ensure maximum safety and effectiveness of these epidural injections.

Pre-Procedure Assessment

  • Analysis of medical history and imaging studies (MRI/CT scans).
  • Discussion about current symptoms and expectations.

During Procedure

  • Performed under local anesthesia while the patient was awake.
  • Face down on the operating table.
  • While using fluoroscopy (live X-ray), one's specialist accurately identifies the precise location.
  • Given a thin needle carefully into the epidural space.
  • Injection of a corticosteroid and anesthetic mixture.

Duration & Discharge

  • Usually, the procedure is done within 20–30 minutes.
  • Patients are put on brief observation and can go home the same day.

Types of Epidural Injections

  • Interlaminar Epidural Injection: Medication delivered into the back of the epidural space.
  • Transforaminal Epidural Injection: Medication is injected into the gap or opening where the nerve root exits the spine. opening
  • Caudal Epidural Injection: Injection at the base of the spine, often for widespread lower back pain.

The option chosen depends on the patient's condition, the imaging results, and the location of the pain.

The severe presentation of symptoms with loss of bowel and bladder control must be evaluated immediately, as they signify cauda equina syndrome, which is a surgical emergency.


Why We Are Different

No Surgery
No
Surgery
30-Minute Procedure
30-Minute Procedure
Targets Root Cause
Targets Root Cause
Minimal Downtime
Minimal Downtime
Long-Lasting Results
Long-Lasting Results
Proven, Safe Methods
Proven, Safe Methods

Benefits of Epidural Injection

  • Efficient Analgesic Effects: Nerve pains are reduced or vanish.
  • Minimum Invasiveness: An alternative, but minimally invasive to spine surgery.
  • Prompt Recovery: Defined as being carried out on an outpatient basis.
  • Mobility Improvement: Walking, sitting, or performing tasks without pain can be achieved.
  • Made Easier Drug-Free Living: Decreased need for daily pain relievers.
  • Better Rehabilitation Enhancement: Facilitates physiotherapy treatments.
  • Safe & Targeted: Taking the medicine exactly where it is required. 

Risks and Limitations of Epidural Injection 

Most likely to be performed by experts, the risks are small.

Soreness at the injection site, Temporary headache or dizziness, Rare infection or bleeding, drug allergy may lead to numbness or weakness for a short while. Nothing guarantees that pain relief will last for a few weeks to months, but not forever.

Recovery & Aftercare

  • Most patients can walk out within 30–60 minutes after the procedure.
  • Soreness may occur for 1-2 days, and ice packs may be used to relieve this symptom.
  • Strictly avoid strenuous activity for 24 hours.
  • Normal routine can be continued after a day or two.
  • Longer-term results are enhanced by physiotherapy and lifestyle adjustments.

Self-Care Tips Post Epidural Injection

  • Keeping muscles active through small walks.
  • No lifting of heavy weights for a few days.
  • Good posture should be maintained while sitting and standing.
  • Continue physiotherapy exercises as prescribed.
  • Supportive chairs and mattresses.
  • Follow-up to monitor progress.

FAQs regarding Epidural Injection

How long can the pain relief be expected to last?

Depending on the condition and patient response, the relief may last anywhere between a few weeks and several months

How many injections can I get?
Will the procedure hurt?
Are epidural injections better than oral medications?
Can epidural injections help cure the problem?


Why Dr Ekta's Pain Management Clinic for Epidural Injections?

  • Highly Competent Experts in the field of Interventional Pain pathologies.
  • Advanced Imaging Guidance for really safe and precise injections.
  • Treatment plan tailored to meet patient needs.
  • A Holistic Approach – using both injection therapy and physiotherapy rehabilitation.
  • Patient-Centered Care with respect to safety, comfort, and long-lasting relief.

At Dr Ekta's Pain Management Clinic, we understand how debilitating back and nerve pain can be. Our epidural injection therapies all aim to provide adequate relief without any surgical procedure so that you can enjoy an actively healthy and pain-free life once again.

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Dr. Ekta Gupta -  Pain Specialist in West Delhi
Dr. Ekta Gupta
MBBS, MD - Fellowship Trained Pain Physician (AIIMS Delhi)

Why Choose Us

We’re the most trusted Pain Specialists in West Delhi.

Backed by the new findings from global pain management clinical research and data, our targeted and evidence-based non-surgical pain treatment therapies such as medication management, physiotherapy, nerve blocks, and regenerative treatments, precisely aims to provide immediate and lasting pain relief without the need for a surgery.

In pursuit of helping our patients live an active and fulfilling life, our pain specialists in West Delhi at our specialized pain management clinic, performs expert diagnosis and evaluations to identify the root cause of pain and focus on restoring mobility for improved quality of life.

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