For the West Valley, epidural injections are performed in office at our Westgate clinic, 6622 North 91st Avenue, Suite 230. The procedure happens in the same suite where you were assessed.
Patients come from Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, Sun City, Goodyear and Avondale. If Peoria is easier for the assessment and follow-up visits, those stay there, and only the injection is scheduled at Westgate.
The epidural targets a nerve root that has become inflamed where it leaves the spine. It fits pain that runs down a leg, or down an arm from the neck, along a recognisable track, often with tingling or numbness in the same place.
It is a poor fit for an ache confined to the low back that gets worse with twisting or leaning back. That pattern usually points to the small joints of the spine, and a nerve block or ablation of those joints is considered instead.
A lot of West Valley work is physical: warehouses and distribution centres, construction, driving. A disc that has been lifted over and loaded all day tends to produce leg pain that is bearable at home and unbearable by the end of a shift.
An injection can settle the nerve enough to let rehabilitation work, and the plan is written with your job in mind, including what to tell your supervisor about the day of the injection and the day after. If the injury happened at work, the claim is billed to the workers’ compensation carrier.
Expect a sore spot where the needle went in for a day or two. Some people notice the leg pain easing within hours from the local anaesthetic, then a dip before the steroid takes effect later in the week.
Physical Therapy usually starts or resumes within days, because the calmer window is the time to rebuild strength around the spine. Report any new weakness, fever or severe headache straight away rather than waiting for the follow-up visit.
Most major commercial plans are accepted, most Medicare Advantage plans in Arizona are in network, and AHCCCS is accepted for Pain Management. Benefits and any prior authorization are sorted out before the procedure date.
Injuries from a crash can be billed to auto insurance or med-pay, to health insurance, or on a lien, with payment held until the case settles. You can be assessed without a referral.
Read about the epidural steroid injection in general, the Westgate clinic in Glendale, or epidural injections across the Phoenix metro.
Every clinic below has Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Acupuncture and Pain Management on one chart, so care can move between them without a new referral.
Downtown out through the north, west, south and east suburbs.
Academy, Interquest and Tenderfoot cover the north, central and south of the city.
Harmony in Fort Collins and our Greeley clinic serve Larimer and Weld counties.
Across the Valley, from the West Valley through Phoenix to the East Valley.
At our Westgate clinic, 6622 North 91st Avenue, Suite 230. It is performed in office with fluoroscopy on site.
For the injection itself, yes. Visits before and after can be at Peoria if that is closer.
Most people take the day of the injection off and return the following day. Heavy lifting may need a few more days, which we discuss at the assessment.
Yes. Workplace injuries are billed to the workers’ compensation carrier handling the claim.
The skin is numbed first. Most people describe pressure rather than sharp pain during the procedure.
Yes, but the steroid can raise blood sugar for a few days. Tell us at booking and check your levels more often that week.
It depends on how much the first one helped and for how long. There is no fixed schedule.
No. Anyone can book an assessment directly.
Epidural steroid injections are performed in office at our Westgate clinic in Glendale. No referral is needed to be evaluated, and appointments are usually available within the same week.
