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The most common types of spinal injection are listed below:
- Epidural steroid (cortisone) injections near specific nerves or directly into the epidural space (the area that surrounds the nerves within the spinal canal)
- Facet joint injections and nerve blocks in or near the facet joints that connect the vertebrae
- Sacroiliac (SI) joint injections into the SI joint, located between the sacrum and pelvic bones
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