An epidural is an anesthetic delivered through a catheter (small tube) into a potential space outside the spinal cord called the epidural space. Using this catheter, we are able to infuse a solution ...

Epidural glucocorticoid injection is primarily recommended for radicular pain, which is pain that extends into the leg, as opposed to nonradiating axial pain. The diagnosis of the underlying ...

An epidural is more than just an injection, it also involves the insertion of a catheter to administer pain medication. Here's what you should know.

An epidural is a procedure in which a combination of medications — for example, analgesics (pain relief meds that don’t cause a loss of muscle movement) and anesthetics (pain relief meds that ...

This Army Ranger went from the extreme physical fitness to requiring epidural steroid spinal injections. By 2013 he was in a ...

Epidural glucocorticoid injections are widely used to treat symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis, a common cause of pain and disability in older adults. However, rigorous data are lacking regarding t ...

To administer an epidural, an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist will first give you an injection of local anesthetic in your lower back. “It stings for about 5 or 10 seconds, and then the ...

Pregnancy Mom claims epidural failed during emergency C-section: 'It was like living in a nightmare' By Madeline Farber Fox News Published October 21, 2019 2:48pm EDT Facebook Flipboard ...

An epidural paralyzed my husband. But suing our doctor would make the medical system worse. Our doctor's lack of communication about my husband's condition made us livid.

I received my epidural straight away, but after a few blissful hours of napping and watching The O.C., my medication bag sprung a leak and I spent the last six hours of my labor drug-free.