To mailbase,
I am a 3rd physio student who needs some information on the
use of epidurals for back pain. This info is for my own personal use,
rather than for an assignment, as my mother is booked to have one in a
months time. After an MRI scan she was reported to have 2 protruding discs
in her lumber spine as well as degenerating joints, especially on the left
side. She has stiffness, declining AROM, as well as severe muscle spasms
in her buttock and posterior thigh. There is also pain in her leg that
referes to her posterior aspect of the left knee.
The epidural has been booked but i would like to know if anyone can give
me some info about whether this is likely to give her any relief, or if
anyone can give any advice on what else can be done to relieve her pain.
She is currently seeing a physio, but to no avail, and has recently been
given a cortisone injection which didnt help either.
thanks in advance
louise
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