After an epidural childbirth, your back may experience short-term soreness especially in the catheter region as it is the place where medication was injected. That is why many women associate long-term or chronic back pain with labor epidural analgesia. The question begging an answer is: Is the...
Back pain after epidural anesthesia with chloroprocaine in volunteers: Preliminary report. Reg Anesth 1991; 16:199-203Stevens RA,Chester WF,Artuso JD,et al.Back pain after epidural anesthesia with chloroprocaine in volunteers: preliminary report. Regional Anesthesia . 1991...
Chloroprocaine has been associated with severe back pain after epidural anesthesia. Factors proposed to contribute to this problem are: 1) the preservative disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), 2) large volumes of chloroprocaine, 3) low pH of chloroprocaine, and 4) local infiltration with...
Age, weight and the duration of the second stage of labour were not associated with the development of back pain, Conclusions Back pain following epidural anaesthesia is common but persistent back pain is much less common. A previous history of back pain increases the likelihood of post-partum ...
epidural anesthesialow back painprevalenceepidural analgesiasciatic painThe effect of intrapartum analgesia on post-partum maternal back and neck pain, headache and migraine, is uncertain. To determine if nulliparous women having epidural analgesia during labour have a similar incidence of the above-...
For the majority of these people the etiology of their pain remains uncertain even after a thorough workup. Drs Wallace and Solove report on their experience using epidural steroid nerve blocks as a first-line form of invasive therapy for chronic low back pain. They have found this type of ...
Watch an in-depth animated video about how lumbar epidural steroid injections work to reduce low back pain and leg pain, including a step-by-step overview of the procedure.
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common reasons for consultation in general practice. Currently, LBP is categorised into specific and non-specific causes. However, extravertebral causes, such as abdominal aortic aneurysm or pancreatitis, are not being considered. ...
Epidural steroid injection (ESI) is one of the most common nonsurgical interventions prescribed for back and leg pain symptoms. Although the use of ESI is widespread, proof of efficacy among the broad population of low back pain patients is lacking and use is predicated to a great extent on ...
Low back pain affects individuals of all ages and is a leading contributor to disease burden worldwide. Despite advancements in assessment and treatment methods, the management of low back pain remains a challenge for researchers and clinicians alike. One reason for the limited success in identifying...