A review by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has found that epidural steroid injections (ESIs) provided short-term ...

“Epidural steroid injections are very common after traumatic injuries such as car accidents or slips and falls,” says Devers.

Steroids injected into the spine—typically in an area called the epidural space, between the vertebrae and the protective covering of the spinal cord—can temporarily reduce inflammation around ...

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the influence of perioperative Epidural Steroid (ES) application on the development of EF. METHODS: One hundred and seventy eight patients underwent L4/5 or L5/S1 ...

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 ...

Those with a history of previous lumbar spine surgery or those who had received epidural steroid injections within the last 6 months were excluded. Patients were randomized to injections with ...

The epidural steroid injection, as it is often referred to, is an injection of steroids into the epidural space, that space around the spinal cord which is surrounding the dura, the tough covering ...

While interventional procedures such as epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks, and radiofrequency nerve ablation are frequently used, clinical guidelines have offered conflicting ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Epidural anesthetic or steroid injections, nerve blocks, and related interventions are commonly used to treat chronic ...