At Integrative Sports & Spine in Long Beach, we provide epidural steroid injections for patients with spinal and nerve-related pain affecting daily movement and comfort. Our image-guided treatments target inflammation around irritated spinal nerves to improve function and reduce pain without surgery. Care is individualized to support recovery based on each patient’s condition and activity level.
An epidural steroid injection (ESI) is a minimally invasive, image-guided procedure that delivers powerful anti-inflammatory corticosteroid medication directly into the epidural space the area within the spinal canal that surrounds your spinal cord and nerve roots. By targeting inflammation at its exact source, ESIs provide relief that oral medications simply can't match.
How the Treatment Works: Spinal and radiating limb pain most commonly originates from inflamed, irritated, or compressed nerves along the spine. When a corticosteroid is delivered directly to the problem area, it works by calming the inflammatory response around compressed or irritated nerves, reducing swelling in the surrounding spinal tissues, breaking the cycle of chronic pain that makes daily activity so difficult, and creating a meaningful relief window that allows patients to participate more effectively in physical rehabilitation.
For Long Beach patients who have tried conservative measures without adequate results, an ESI can serve as a powerful, non-surgical step toward lasting recovery.
Our Long Beach interventional pain team uses ESIs to treat a wide spectrum of spinal and nerve-related conditions, including:
• Lumbar and cervical herniated or bulging discs
• Spinal stenosis lumbar or cervical
• Sciatica and lumbar radiculopathy
• Cervical radiculopathy with arm pain or numbness
• Degenerative disc disease at any spinal level
• Bone spurs compressing nearby nerve roots
• Spondylolisthesis
• Thoracic spine pain and mid-back nerve irritation
• Post-surgical spinal pain syndromes
• Chronic axial back or neck pain unresponsive to conservative care
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ESIs work best for patients with identifiable nerve irritation or compression along the spine particularly those with radiating pain, numbness, or weakness in the arms or legs. Your physician will review your imaging and symptoms to determine whether you're likely to benefit.
Relief duration varies from patient to patient and condition to condition. Many patients experience significant improvement lasting several weeks to several months. Some find that a series of injections combined with physical therapy produces long-term improvement.
Most pain management guidelines recommend a maximum of three epidural steroid injections per spinal region within any 12-month period. Your physician will recommend the appropriate number during your consultation based on your individual response.
Discomfort is minimized with local anesthetic applied before the injection. Most patients describe the sensation as a feeling of pressure rather than pain. Our team will keep you informed and comfortable throughout the entire procedure.
Yes we ask that all patients arrange for a driver following their procedure. Even if you feel fine immediately after, it's an important safety precaution.
Absolutely. Epidural steroid injections are frequently used alongside physical therapy, regenerative medicine treatments, and other pain management approaches. Your care team will help design a comprehensive plan that gives you the best possible outcome.
Treated for lumbar spinal stenosis
"Standing in line at the grocery store used to be agony. The nerve pain from my stenosis was completely ruling my life. After my epidural injections, I was able to walk my daughter down the aisle at her wedding. I had tears of joy not pain."
Treated for herniated disc with sciatica
"I drive for a living and the sciatica made every shift feel impossible. I was about to give up my career. Two injections and a few months of therapy later, I'm back behind the wheel full-time. It genuinely changed everything for me."
Treated for cervical radiculopathy
"The shooting pain down my arm kept me up every night. My neurologist suggested injections before surgery, and I'm so glad I followed that advice. After my second injection, the arm pain was nearly gone. I sleep through the night again."
Persistent spinal pain is not something you simply have to endure. Our Long Beach team specializes in finding the source of your pain and delivering treatments precise enough to actually make a difference. An epidural steroid injection could be the turning point that gets your life back on track.
Call (833) 476-7377 or fill out our online form to book an appointment at any of our four Southern California locations.
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