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Does An Epidural Shot Cause Drop Foot?
I was in two car accidents 9 days apart one from the right side of my car where a truck backed into me really hard, and the other from the rear of the car that really whipped my head. I have some spinal issues from it. I asked not to have a epidural steroid but to try a steroid pack by mouth to help reduce some swelling of the dura around my spine they think may be causing a slight drop foot. How long does something like this hopefully take hold and work?
Fri, 13 Jul 2018
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I think the injection epidural can help better than oral steroids since it is at the side of injury with less systemic effects and more concentrated at the side of inflammation
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I read your question and here is my advice.
I think the injection epidural can help better than oral steroids since it is at the side of injury with less systemic effects and more concentrated at the side of inflammation
Hope I have answered the question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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