The overall goal of treatment is to make you comfortable as soon as possible and get you back to normal activity in a timely manner. Medications Mild pain medications can reduce pain when taken properly. However, remember that medications will not help the fracture to heal. The medication is simply to help with pain control. An ESI can be used to relieve the pain of stenosis and irritated nerve roots, as well as to decrease inflammation.
Injections can also help reduce swelling from a bulging or herniated disc.
Epidural steroid injections are not always successful in relieving symptoms of inflammation. They are used only when conservative treatments have failed. Surgery Spinal stenosis may continue to get worse over time. Eventually, surgery may be considered as a treatment option. The pain becomes unbearable Because spinal stenosis is more common in the elderly, one of the considerations for suggesting surgery is your overall physical condition.