Your doctor will likely tell you to rest for the remainder of the day but you may resume your normal activities the following day. You may feel some difficulty walking or standing up/sitting down immediately after the procedure. You may need to stay in the doctor’s office for a short while (perhaps an hour) until you feel ready to go home. Once the procedure is complete, the epidural needle will be removed and you will likely have a small bandage over the wound.
In most cases this procedure takes only a few minutes. You should tell your doctor if you feel any sharp pain. Once the medicine has been administered you may feel some tingling. This should only last a short moment and will most likely dissipate as soon as the injection is complete. You will not feel pain as the needle is placed but you may feel some discomfort as the medicine enters your spine. Once the epidural needle is in place, your doctor will inject the medication. Your doctor will slowly guide the epidural needle into the space in your spine that corresponds to your pain. Once the area is numb, your doctor will use either fluoroscopic imaging - which uses X-rays to guide the epidural – or CT scans, to administer the epidural injection. You will feel a small pinch as the anesthesia is administered. Your doctor will then give you a shot of local anesthesia to numb the area. Your doctor will clean the area with an antiseptic solution and cover it with a surgical drape. In some cases patients receive an IV line but this most-likely will not be necessary. You will likely lie on your side on the exam table for this procedure. Your doctor will greet you, explain the procedure and answer any questions you may have. You will be brought into an exam room and asked to change into a gown. non-angled AP radiograph of C1 and C2.When you arrive for your procedure a nurse will greet you and let the team know you’ve arrived.specialized projections of the cervical spine often requested to assess for spinal stability.modified lateral projection of the cervical spine to visualize the C7/T1 junction.demonstrated the intervertebral foramina of the side positioned closer to the image receptor.demonstrates the intervertebral foramina of the side positioned further from the image receptor.
#CERVICAL SPINE X RAY SERIES#
The cervical spine series is a set of radiographs taken to investigate the bony structures of the cervical spine, albeit commonly replaced by the CT, the cervical spine series is an essential trauma radiograph for all radiographers to understand.