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What Causes Back Pain Radiating Towards Knee 3 Weeks After Epidural Injection?

Father had an epidural for back pain, he had 3 shots in total and his last one was around 3 weeks ago. He hadn t had any problem or pain beforehand, but today he woken up to painful lower back pains that seem to go down till his knee. Is this a side effect? Or is something very wrong?
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Hello,

Epidural steroid injections are given for relief from pain to the patient but they have significant risks. You should report the discomfort to the treating doctor. Epidural steroid injections can cause nerve damage, cartilage damage, joint infection, deteriorate bone quality, may make spinal stenosis worse, increase the risk of spinal fracture, etc. It can be the back pain that is radiating to the knees.

You are suggested to get your father clinically examined by an orthopedics and get X-ray, CT, MRI done to detect the pathology (spinal stenosis, sciatica, slip disc, RA, OA, etc) in the spine and knee that is causing the hurt. He will also be recommended to get few blood tests done. He will be treated accordingly. Treatment commonly includes a combination of conservative treatment, physical therapy and surgery if required. In the meantime he can take NSAIDS, Naproxen, one SOS when required after food.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Dr. Nupur K., General & Family Physician
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What Causes Back Pain Radiating Towards Knee 3 Weeks After Epidural Injection?

Hello, Epidural steroid injections are given for relief from pain to the patient but they have significant risks. You should report the discomfort to the treating doctor. Epidural steroid injections can cause nerve damage, cartilage damage, joint infection, deteriorate bone quality, may make spinal stenosis worse, increase the risk of spinal fracture, etc. It can be the back pain that is radiating to the knees. You are suggested to get your father clinically examined by an orthopedics and get X-ray, CT, MRI done to detect the pathology (spinal stenosis, sciatica, slip disc, RA, OA, etc) in the spine and knee that is causing the hurt. He will also be recommended to get few blood tests done. He will be treated accordingly. Treatment commonly includes a combination of conservative treatment, physical therapy and surgery if required. In the meantime he can take NSAIDS, Naproxen, one SOS when required after food. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Nupur K., General & Family Physician