There appears to be limited evidence supporting the use of epidural steroid injections for certain types of chronic lower ...

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other ...

Scientists have developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other clinicians the evidence for epidural steroid injections and whether they reduce pain and disability for people ...

With an epidural steroid injection, a steroid or corticosteroid medication is injected into a part of the spine called the epidural space. The goal is to help reduce certain kinds of back pain.

While surgical treatment has been shown to be effective, many clinicians begin with more conservative measures including epidural corticosteroid injections. These epidural injections have ...

A 65-year-old man presented to the ED with 1 day of acute onset mid-thoracic and low back pain, difficulty ambulating and ...

Objective: To compare the efficacy and tolerability of dexamethasone-21-palmitate and mepivacaine alone and in combination in the acute treatment of facet ... 1 hour of injection: in the ...