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Steroid Injections: A Non-Invasive Treatment for Fast, Extended Back Pain Relief

Living with back pain from injury or wear and tear can be overwhelming. When the pain is severe, and you can’t sleep well and have to start canceling important commitments, relief cannot come soon enough. Steroid injections are a non-invasive, fast-acting, and extended pain relief solution for back pain. Relief from Upper Back Pain There […]

Want Extended Relief from Chronic Migraines? 7 Things to Know about Botox Treatment

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The thudding pain feels like getting kicked in the head again and again. You can only lay down in a dark, quiet room until it goes away. There is no known cure for chronic migraines. But… Imagine living with fewer migraine attacks – or no attacks – for months. Imagine not having to take pain […]

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Steroid injections are a non-invasive, fast-acting, and extended pain relief solution for back pain.

Relief from Upper Back Pain

There are many possible reasons for pain in the upper back. Common problems such as bulging or herniated disc and disc degeneration can compress nerve roots and cause local inflammation.

The pain often remains around the nerves in the upper back and neck area. But, depending on the condition, it can travel down into the shoulders, arms, and hands.

Upper back or cervical steroid injections stop this pain by reducing inflammation and coating the nerves.

Relief from Lower Back Pain

Nerves run from your spinal cord out to your lower back and down your legs. When spinal discs become damaged, they can cause inflammation and irritation of the nerve roots close to the spinal cord.

The pain from this inflammation can radiate from your lower back down into your legs. A lower back or caudal steroid injection can reduce inflammation and relieve the pain.

What can I expect during a steroid injection procedure?

Steroid injections are outpatient treatments. For spinal injections, you will lie on an x-ray table, face down.

Before both the cervical and caudal steroid injections, you may receive a calming intravenous or IV medication. The procedures usually take less than 15 minutes.

Upper Back Injection Procedure:

Patients lay face down. One or two injections are administered to the upper back.

A single injection contains a mixture of anesthetic for immediate pain relief and steroids for long-term pain relief.

When you receive two injections, the first is a smaller needle with a local anesthetic, and the second is a larger needle with the steroid.

Lower Back Injection Procedure:

Like the upper back or cervical injection procedure, patients lay face down.
They receive one or two injections into the lower back, above the tailbone.

How long does the pain relief last?

Many patients report immediate pain relief. For many, this is due to the anesthetic, which wears off within hours.

It usually takes the steroid two or three days to set in and relieve the pain. For some patients, relief can last for months.

Back Pain Treatment at Texas Pain Physicians

You don’t have to lose any more sleep or cancel any more appointments because of back pain. If you think steroid injection may be the answer, we can meet with you ASAP.

Our physicians are experts in pain management who can help you decide on the best treatment.

Book an appointment online or give us a call at (972) 636-5727 today!

Want Extended Relief from Chronic Migraines? 7 Things to Know about Botox Treatment

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The thudding pain feels like getting kicked in the head again and again.

You can only lay down in a dark, quiet room until it goes away.

There is no known cure for chronic migraines.

But…

Imagine living with fewer migraine attacks – or no attacks – for months. Imagine not having to take pain meds all the time.

It’s possible with Botox injections for migraines. Here are seven things to know about this treatment.

1. Does Botox treatment eliminate migraine attacks?

According to the American Migraine Foundation, studies show that Botox injections for migraines reduce the number of days patients suffer from migraines or other headaches by 50%.

2. How does Botox stop migraine attacks?

Botox, or botulinum, is a neurotoxin extracted from mold. Well-known for its use as a cosmetic treatment, the FDA approved Botox as a treatment for migraines in 2010.

Though doctors don’t know precisely how Botox stops migraines, they suggest that it blocks pain signals from reaching the brain.

3. Who can get this treatment?

Those with diagnosed chronic migraine. Chronic migraine symptoms:

headaches at least 15 days of each month
eight migraine headaches each month
these symptoms occur for at least three months

Once the diagnosis is confirmed, a headache specialist or neurologist prescribes the treatment.

4. What’s a Botox treatment session like?

The neurologist typically administers shots of Botox in the head and neck once every three months. Doctors don’t give Botox injections more often than every three months because this could trigger the body’s immune response, which would make the treatment ineffective.

Doctors trained to treat migraine with Botox administer the injections (not plastic surgeons trained to use Botox for cosmetic purposes). Around 30 to 40 injections are administered evenly to each side of the head and neck.

5. How long does it take to see results?

Results come within 2 to 3 weeks, and the effects last 10-12 weeks. Alternative medication is needed to treat migraines during the ineffective period. Patients see better and better results after multiple treatment cycles.

6. Are there any side effects?

The most common side effects are swelling and bruising at the injection sites. Less common side effects include head and neck pain and headaches.

7. Does insurance cover this?

Botox injection sessions as a treatment for chronic migraines cost thousands of dollars a year. A patient’s insurance company will cover the treatment when the patient has been diagnosed with chronic migraine headaches.

Insurance companies may not cover Botox treatments for adolescents and children.

Migraine treatment in Houston, Dallas, and many other Texas locations.

Don’t allow this debilitating condition to interfere with your life a day longer.

At Texas Pain Physicians, we have a team of doctors who specialize in pain management. Botox injection is one of our treatments for chronic migraines.

Please give us a call at (972) 636-5727 to set up an appointment at your nearest Texas Pain Physicians location.

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Plano, Texas 75093.

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San Antonio, TX 78258

(210) 546-1410
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North Richland Hills, TX 76182

(214) 666-8077
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Waxahachie, TX 75165

(972) 497-2655
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(214) 238-5242

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Steroid Injections: A Non-Invasive Treatment for Fast, Extended Back Pain Relief

Want Extended Relief from Chronic Migraines? 7 Things to Know about Botox Treatment

Steroid Injections: A Non-Invasive Treatment for Fast, Extended Back Pain Relief

Want Extended Relief from Chronic Migraines? 7 Things to Know about Botox Treatment

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Steroid Injections: A Non-Invasive Treatment for Fast, Extended Back Pain Relief

Relief from Upper Back Pain

Relief from Lower Back Pain

What can I expect during a steroid injection procedure?

Upper Back Injection Procedure:

Lower Back Injection Procedure:

How long does the pain relief last?

Back Pain Treatment at Texas Pain Physicians

Want Extended Relief from Chronic Migraines? 7 Things to Know about Botox Treatment

1. Does Botox treatment eliminate migraine attacks?

2. How does Botox stop migraine attacks?

3. Who can get this treatment?

4. What’s a Botox treatment session like?

5. How long does it take to see results?

6. Are there any side effects?

7. Does insurance cover this?

Migraine treatment in Houston, Dallas, and many other Texas locations.

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