A member asked:

With scoliosis in my lower back and sciatica, what are my chances of getting an epidural?

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Dr. Edward Hellman answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

No problem: Typically modern epidural steroid injections are given using live X-ray guidance, and so the scoliosis would be no problem. The older version was done "blind" and so it would be quite difficult in someone with scoliosis.

Answered 2/6/2015

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