The epidural space is the area in the spine between the vertebral canal and the spinal cord. It lies inside the canal, but outside the cord. Epidural space injections are a common site for pain relief ...

In many cases, the above therapies for cervical radiculopathy are ineffective. Epidural steroid injections may benefit patients whose kind of lasting pain might otherwise require surgery. A ...

Those with a history of previous lumbar spine surgery or those who had received epidural steroid injections ... approaches to the injection (interlaminar vs transforaminal) also demonstrated ...

In contrast, lumbosacral transforaminal epidural injections (CPT 64483 and 64484) increased 609% per 100 000 population with an annual increase of 15% and cervical/thoracic transforaminal epidural ...

A spinal steroid ... injections are for people who have a pinched nerve in the neck—a condition known as cervical radiculopathy. This review updates a 2007 review of studies on epidural ...

The treatment options for these symptomatic cysts include conservative (oral steroids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)), transforaminal epidural injections and rarely in occasional ...

Although any part of the spine may be affected, spondylosis is more frequently seen in the spine’s highest and lowest sections – the cervical (neck) and lumbar (low back ... to strengthen the muscles ...

Objectives: To assess the efficacy and safety of steroid injections for patients with tendonitis of the shoulder or elbow. Methods: A systematic review of the literature using PubMed, EMBASE, the ...

bWalter Reed National Military Medical Center, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA ...

For some orthopedic injuries, your doctor may prescribe a medication or injection that can help you recover. Explore common options you may have so you know what to expect. How Do the Muscle Relaxers ...

tablets and injections can increase intraocular pressure which leads to damage of the optic nerve. "The main cause of undetected glaucoma in children is unrestricted use of steroid eye drops for ...