What It’s Like to Get a Myelogram

If you’re suffering from severe back pain, the decision about what to do to get relief can be complicated. To collect the most information, your surgeon may send you for a Myelogram. It’s an X-ray guided contrast injection followed by X-ray and CT imaging. The powerful combination of pictures of your spinal column and nerves can help give you and your doctor the best information to guide your care. So if you have disc herniation, bone spurs or spinal stenosis and your doctor suggests a Myelogram, watch this video to know exactly what to expect: