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Epidural Injections

Jules Preudhomme, MD

Pain Blocks & Epidural Shots for Back Pain

An epidural shot for back pain is just one of the many treatments offered by Pain Management Specialist Jules A. Preudhomme, MD. He is renowned for helping patients deal with the devastating affects of chronic pain. Did you know that four out of five (80%) of American adults experience back pain sometime during their lives. That’s millions of Americans who suffer from chronic back pain and the lost mobility it causes.
Back pain is one of the most common (and most costly) ailments in our society. The cost of treating back problems, time lost from work, insurance, therapy and surgery runs into the billions of dollars.

Jules A. Preudhomme, MD, can help tremendously. He is a fellowship-trained interventional pain management specialist dedicated to relieving pain and getting you back to your life again. Among the many treatments Dr. Preudhomme uses are:
  • Postoperative scarring & inflammation solutions
  • Epidural steroid injections
  • Selective nerve root injections
  • Trigger point injections
  • Minimally invasive spine procedures
  • Lumbar & cervical medial nerve injections
  • Cervical & lumbar radiofrequency ablation
  • Cervical & lumbar disc decompression

What Is An Epidural Shot for Back Pain?

An epidural is a form of regional anesthesia using medication injected through a catheter placed into the spine. Epidural injections can cause a loss of sensation and a loss of pain by blocking the pain signals through nerves in or near the spinal cord.

Treating The Root Cause

Nerves that cause pain to a specific body part can be blocked with nerve-numbing medication injected into that part. This injection is called a nerve block. Different kinds of nerve blocks are used for different purposes.

A diagnostic nerve block helps find the source of pain. A therapeutic nerve block contains local anesthetic that can be used to control acute pain. Prognostic nerve blocks predict treatment results. And preemptive nerve blocks can prevent pain from a variety of conditions. Sometimes, nerve blocks can help the patient avoid surgery. 

Sympathetic Nerve Block

Facet Joint Block

This determines if there is damage to the sympathetic nerve chain supplying the head, neck, chest or arms. Used mainly for diagnosis, this block may give pain relief beyond the expected duration of the anesthetic.


This determines whether a facet joint is the source of pain. Facet joints are located at the back of the spine, where one vertebra overlaps another.

Is It Right For You?

Most patients are able to avoid invasive surgery and large doses of medication thanks to different kinds of nerve blocks. And Dr. Preudhomme always puts patients first. If you have not responded well to other treatments and therapies, you may experience significant pain relief from his proven therapies and attentive, personal care.

Ask him about the most effective back pain care and treatment in the Ft. Myers area.

For Appointments Call: (239) 945-1105

Effective pain care that gets you back to your life

Our Location

1228 SE 8th Terrace
Cape Coral, Florida 33990

(239) 945-1105

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