Dealing with persistent muscle pain is never easy, especially when over-the-counter pain medication, relaxation techniques, or even physical therapy don’t seem to relieve the pain for long. Cortisone injections for pain relief are a solid course of action after prior methods have failed, and an ideal non-invasive treatment option before considering surgery. Two common pain relief injections include Trigger point and epidural steroid injections.
Trigger Point Injections
Trigger points, small knots found in muscles or fascia tissue, can often lead to sensations of chronic pain or tenderness. Trigger point injections are delivered directly into the trigger point in order to relieve various musculoskeletal disorders. Patients undergoing symptoms of fibromyalgia, tension headaches, or myofascial pain may find trigger point injections to be highly helpful.
Epidural Steroid injections
Epidural Steroid injections (ESI) are used to reduce swelling and inflammation in order to relieve muscle pain. This anti-inflammatory medicine is injected into the area surrounding the spinal cord and spinal nerves. Epidural steroid injections are useful in treating many conditions including but not limited to, sciatica, arthritis, degenerative disc disorders, and lumbar spinal stenosis.
Both trigger point injections and epidural steroid injections offer relief for muscle pain and inflammation. If you are experiencing chronic muscle pain please visit your doctor to see if cortisone injections are a viable option for you.
OSC offers cortisone injections for various muscle pains, including lower back pain and arthritis.