Spine Injections
UW Health musculoskeletal radiologists perform several types of image-guided spine injections for back and neck pain.The injections are done as an outpatient procedure in our state-of-the-art imaging suite. The doctor cleans and numbs the area and uses the thinnest needles possible so patients can go home immediately after the injection.
Types
- Cervical Nerve Blocks: A cervical nerve block is a test to diagnose and treat pain in your arm or shoulder. The pain may come from the nerves in your neck near the spine.
- Epidural Injections and Nerve Root Blocks: Epidural injections can quiet pain resulting from bulging discs or bone spurs.
- Facet Injections: Facet injects can be used to reduce pain in the facet joint, which is a connecting point in the vertebrae.
- Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Injections: SI injections can reduce pain of the sacroiliac joint, which is part of the lower back.