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A lumbar injection can reduce pain in your back. It can also help find the source of back pain.

A lumbar epidural injection is an outpatient procedure. That means you go home the same day. Here's what you can expect before, during, and after your injection.

Know what to expect as you recover at home from a lumbar epidural injection.

Hypocalcemia means there is not enough calcium in your blood. If you have this condition, you will need to make some diet changes.

Hypokalemia means you have a low level of potassium in the blood. With this condition, you'll need to make some changes to your diet.

Learn how to manage your low blood pressure at home.

Instructions to help you care for yourself after having lumbar fusion.

A percutaneous nephrostomy is done to drain urine from your kidney to prevent pain, infection, and kidney damage. You had the procedure because your kidney or the tube leading from the kidney to the bladder was blocked by a kidney stone or tumor, or perhaps another problem causing a backup of urine.

Follow these helpful reminders on how to give yourself an intramuscular (IM) injection in your upper arm.