What is Spinal Injections?

An example of Spinal Injections

There are several types of spinal injections, often referred to as nerve blocks or blocks. They may be used for both pain relief and diagnostic purposes. Common spinal injections include: Epidural Steroid Injection, Facet Injections, and Selective Nerve Root Block.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain in lower back 6 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Back pain 2 0
Pain in legs 1 0
Bulging disk lower L4 and L5 1 0
Arthritis pain 1 1 Efficacy_major
Sciatic nerve pain 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0
Moderate
0
Mild
1
None
2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Spinal Injections

Hospitalization 3
Dizziness 1
Back pain 1

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Spinal Injections

Always
2 67%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
1 33%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Spinal Injections

Very
2 67%
Somewhat
1 33%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Spinal Injections

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 100%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

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