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What Causes Sore In The Hip Area After Taking An Epidural Steroid Injection?
Question: My mother had a mri and then an epidural steroid inj at L4-5...last friday at 11am... no help thus far... im actually sitting here watching her sleep and her left leg and knee is off and on jerking up off the ground... while she sleeps! Getting up is still very sore in the hip area... sitting down is really sore in left hip area... she has an mri of left hip sched for this week....they also mentioned bone scan..... can she take bone scan and the XXXXXXX ...with one kidney???? Any precautions with one kidney??? Dr... how long does it take for epidural injection at L 4-5 to begin to be effective? It was on last Friday (5 days ago.) at 11am. Why does an epidural take so long to assesss?? I'm worried it might not work.
Brief Answer:
Actually, the injection alone, without physiotherapy and medication, wouldn't help that much, I hope she feels better soon.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Actually, the injection alone, without physiotherapy and medication may not work in some cases but the steroid injections have to be given by a trained specialist.
Epidural spinal injections depend on the condition of herniation, body weight, daily normal activities like sitting and sleeping postures. For my patients I recommend epidural spinal shots for 6 consecutive month ( once per month ), surgical discectomy or spinal fixation with rods and plates are prescribed by your neurosurgeon.
Hot massages with topical gels are very helpful if done properly on regular basis but please be patience as it requires even longer time as you need to modify her lifestyle to accommodate with her pain and decrease the liability of surgery.
Regards
Actually, the injection alone, without physiotherapy and medication, wouldn't help that much, I hope she feels better soon.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Actually, the injection alone, without physiotherapy and medication may not work in some cases but the steroid injections have to be given by a trained specialist.
Epidural spinal injections depend on the condition of herniation, body weight, daily normal activities like sitting and sleeping postures. For my patients I recommend epidural spinal shots for 6 consecutive month ( once per month ), surgical discectomy or spinal fixation with rods and plates are prescribed by your neurosurgeon.
Hot massages with topical gels are very helpful if done properly on regular basis but please be patience as it requires even longer time as you need to modify her lifestyle to accommodate with her pain and decrease the liability of surgery.
Regards
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
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Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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