A spinal steroid injection—also known as an epidural injection—may only reduce neck and back pain for a few months, according to a recent review by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN).

“Epidural steroid injections involve the injection of a corticosteroid medication directly into the epidural space surrounding the spinal cord. This can help reduce inflammation and alleviate ...

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has found that epidural steroid injections (ESIs) provided short-term relief for patients with radiculopathy. However, their effectiveness in other cases was unclear or limited, with minimal impact on ...

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Dr. Jeff Lehmen, a spine surgeon at SSM St. Mary's Hospital, said this assumption could be a sign of lumbar disk herniation, ...

Having a higher socioeconomic status is associated with greater rates of surgical resource usage before spinal fusions, according to a study in the April 2025 issue of The Spine Journal. Five things ...

and epidural steroid injections. If these measures do not help, surgery may be required. L5-S1 is one of the two most common sites for back surgery. The other is the area just above, called L4-L5. In ...

Lumbar stenosis is a common spinal condition that affects millions of people, particularly older adults. It occurs when the spinal canal located in the lower back experiences narrowing, putting ...

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epidural, steroids, methylprednisolone, depomedrol, lumbar disc surgery, discectomy for herniated lumbar disc, postoperative back pain and radicular leg pain and randomized controlled trials.

Our findings support the use of epidural steroids in lumbar discectomy. However, there is a definite need for a large multicenter trial with validated outcome measures that are recorded at fixed ...