Injection Relief [Video]

About the video: How long can I expect relief from my injection?

Summit Orthopedics’ experts Andrew Clary, D.O. and Catherine Choi, M.D. discuss variables that might affect the amount of time a person can expect to feel relief from injections.

Meet Dr. Andrew Clary

Dr. Clary’s approach: “I want to learn about you, your interests, and help you get back to the life you want to live.”

Dr. Clary’s background: Dr. Clary completed his undergraduate studies in Cleveland, OH at Case Western Reserve University. After earning his medical degree at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, PA, he attended the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for both an Anesthesiology-focused residency and an Interventional Pain Medicine fellowship.

Meet Dr. Catherine Choi

Dr. Choi’s approach: “My philosophy in treating my patient is to provide personalized spine education,  review comprehensive treatment options and work together in determining the best path for you.”

Dr. Choi’s education: After completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, IL, she graduated with her medical degree from the Chicago, IL branch of the University of Illinois. She remained in Chicago for advanced medical training, completing an Internal Medicine Internship at West Suburban Hospital as well as Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation training at Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Choi also participated in the University of Chicago’s Interventional Pain Management Fellowship in the Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care.

Summit Orthopedics offers comprehensive spine expertise

Our back specialists diagnose spine problems and design custom treatment plans built on a conservative, nonsurgical approach. Most patients find relief through treatments including guided injections, specialized physical therapy, biofeedback, exercise, activity modification, and medication. When conservative care does not relieve symptoms, our highly skilled surgeons offer proven, evidence-based surgical options. Together with you, we will determine the right course of action.

Start your journey to a healthy spine. Find your spine expert, request an appointment online, or call us at (651) 968–5201 to schedule a spine consultation.

Summit has convenient locations across the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area, serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin. We have state-of-the-art centers for comprehensive orthopedic care in Eagan, MN, Plymouth, MN, Vadnais Heights, MN, and Woodbury, MN, as well as additional community clinics throughout the metro and southern Minnesota.

More resources for you

• Watch the video: Are regenerative medicine injections safe?
• Meet Pain Interventionalist Dr. Catherine Choi
• Watch the video: When to Seek Treatment for Neck or Back Pain

Video Transcription

So, relief to injections is something that is variable. It depends on the type of patient, it depends on the structures that are affected, it depends on the years the progress has been happening. For epidural injections, I typically tell my patients that the relief can be a few months, a few days, or as long as a few years, or maybe even forever. They might just need one injection so that they can continue in physical therapy, and then the condition will resolve itself and they might not need any other interventions. If the pain is coming from the facet joints, and we’re doing procedures like burning the nerves to the facet joint – that we expect to last about three to six months. But the nerves are very, very small and they do regenerate, and so I expect that patient to come back anywhere from six months to a couple of years to tell me that that same pain has returned. And then we would do the same injection and burning over again.

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