epidural injection
Labor pain relief
An epidural injection delivers medication into the epidural space surrounding the spinal cord, typically to block pain signals.
Most commonly associated with childbirth, where it numbs the lower body during labor: She asked for an epidural as soon as contractions intensified.
Epidural injections also treat chronic back pain and are used in some surgeries.
- spinalOf the backbone
- spinal tapCerebrospinal fluid sampling procedure
- dura materOutermost cerebral membrane
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- needlePointed implement for sewing
lumbar · lower back · labor · childbirth · birth plan · catheter · numbness · contractions · delivery · pain relief · pain management · steroid · spine · back · nerve root · nerve block · anesthesiologist · hospital
- Joint Treatmentsjoint support, glucosamine, chondroitin, cortisone shot, cortisone shots
- proceduresprocedure, surgery, procedures, process, autopsy
- neurosurgerybrain surgery, neurosurgery, craniotomy, brain tumor removal, deep brain stimulation
- nerve proceduresnerve repair, nerve block, neurectomy, neurotomy, nerve stimulation
- steroidssteroid, cortisol, testosterone, estrogen, progesterone
epidural injectiongeneral anesthesia
Drug-induced unconsciousness for surgery
general anaesthesia · deep sedation · intravenous sedation · conscious sedation
epidural injectionnatural childbirth
Delivery without medical intervention
hypnobirthing · breathing techniques · meditation · acupuncture
epidural injectionoral medication
Drugs swallowed whole
IV drip · intravenous injection · topical anesthetic · transdermal patch · intramuscular injection
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