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BackTable / MSK / Podcast / Episode #55
BackTable Basics: Lumbar Epidural Injections
with Dr. Christopher Beck, Dr. Jacob Fleming
An epidural steroid injection (ESI) is a minimally invasive technique used to treat back pain. Providers from various specialties and settings can learn and offer this procedure. In this episode of the Back Table MSK Podcast, hosts Jacob Fleming and Chris Beck share their experiences and techniques for performing ESIs.
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BackTable, LLC (Producer). (2024, August 6). Ep. 55 – BackTable Basics: Lumbar Epidural Injections [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://www.backtable.com
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Synopsis
The doctors detail the technical aspects of their ESI procedures, including guidance on patient and C-arm positioning, considerations for an interlaminar approach, and potential complications to watch for.
Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
03:41 - Learning How to Perform ESIs
06:58 - Common Indications for ESIs
10:49 - Dr. Beck’s Technical Approach
32:22 - Dr. Fleming’s Technical Approach
40:49 - Treating Intrathecal Complications
Resources
Atlas of Image-Guided Spinal Procedures (Furman et al, 2018):
https://shop.elsevier.com/books/atlas-of-image-guided-spinal-procedures/furman/978-0-323-40153-1
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For sure. I'm glad you brought that up because, that actually brings up, I think the differentiation between a chronic and more subacute presentation. I'm sure you've had these patients who they present and they have just terrible sciatica. One of the things that I've learned is that sciatica is one of those types of pain that really can be a 10/10. I also put up there vertebral compression fractures and just a few other things. Usually when a patient comes to you and they're just having terrible pain, there's a very good possibility that it's an acute or subacute disc herniation. That could definitely be compressing the nerve in a lateral recess or the foramen.
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