Spinal discography is an injection technique used to evaluate patients who have not responded to non-surgical treatments for their back pain. Usually a discogram is indicated when a variety of spinal diagnostic procedures have not pinpointed pain origin.
The spinal discogram is designed to induce pain in a sensitive disc. Local anesthesia is applied and a needle is inserted into the center of each disc. A sterile liquid is then injected into each disc and you must report whether you feel pressure, pain or no pain. Pictures are taken with the fluoroscopic unit and a post-discogram CT is obtained to document the internal architecture of the disc.
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