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A thoracic epidural injection is a non-surgical procedure used to treat thoracic spinal pain and pain radiating along the ribs as far as the sternum.
Thoracic epidural injections are used to treat pain caused by nerve root irritation. Such irritation may be caused by disc protrusions and herniations, facet joint osteoarthritis, injury, vertebral fractures, cancer and scoliosis, as well as pain syndromes associated with diabetes and postherpetic neuralgia.
Epidural injections use medicines intended to reduce such pain. An epidural injection is a short outpatient procedure that can be performed in a procedure room or an operating theatre.
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