FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Do I need a doctor referral?
No, you can contact Dr. Dudycha directly. We’ll work out the details.
What if my pain is not from an accident? Can you still help me?
Yes, contact us and we’ll visit about the nature of your pain and we can build a strategic plan to help you.
Does treatment hurt?
No, our whole business is build around reducing pain. We often use local anesthetic to help prevent additional pain during treatment.
How will an SI Joint Injection Help?
This procedure may be done to help diagnose the SI joint as the source of your pain as well as to provide pain relief.
What is a Medical Branch block?
It is a type of injection used to determine if the facet joint is causing the patient’s back pain.
How can a Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection help?
In most cases a Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection can help reduce inflammation around the spinal nerves.
What is the “Dura” and how does it relate to this type of treatment?
Dura is the sack around the nerve roots that contains cerebrospinal fluid and spinal cord and nerves. An injection into this space delivers medication directly to coat the nerves in that area.
What is a referred pattern?
Each facet in the cervical spine has specific referred pain pattern. Pain felt in the different areas of your body will help tell us the location of your injury (they may or may not be in a completely different location than your pain)
What is the easiest way to make an appointment?
Please give us a call at (979) 764 – PAIN (7246) or fill out a contact form here and we will reach out to you shortly.
