Epidural space injections are a common site for pain relief. While many people are familiar with their use to relieve pain during childbirth, they are also used in some surgical procedures.

Epidural steroid injections may benefit patients whose kind of lasting pain might otherwise require surgery. A transforaminal epidural injection procedure can be performed on an outpatient basis using ...

We present the case of a 64-year-old man with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) experiencing chronic neck pain and radiculopathy for 6 months. A catheter-assisted ...

A previous conducted study revealed that transforaminal epidural steroid injection could provide significant relief for sciatica, with the effects lasting up to 12 months, which were consistent with ...

Transforaminal epidural steroid injections: A systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy and safety. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33492919/ Patel K, et al. (2023). Epidural steroid injections.

Epidural steroid injections are not used to treat muscular back pain but rather to alleviate the nerve pain caused by spinal nerve compression. It can be used to treat pain radiating from the neck to ...

A small 2019 study found at 2-year follow-up that of 34 people who received a cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injection after disc herniation, 11 needed more injections and 4 required ...

Cervical: targets pain in the upper spine, ... Transforaminal epidural steroid injections: A systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy and safety. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33492919/ ...

To treat chronic LSRP, different approach of epidural injections, including transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TESI) and interlaminar epidural steroid injections, can be considered. The ...