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

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other clinicians the evidence for epidural steroid injections and whether they reduce ...

"This is especially true when they are performed on people who have pain only in their lower back or another type of pain that will not likely be helped by an epidural steroid injection.

Annually, 15%-20% of the population experiences lower back pain; 60% or more will experience back pain over a lifetime(2). The utilization of epidural injections for managing chronic back pain was ...

While surgical treatment has been shown to be effective, many clinicians begin with more conservative measures including epidural corticosteroid injections ... group had low morning serum cortisol ...

An epidural is a form of pain relief that specifically targets the lower half ... the epidural injection will be administered and an epidural catheter inserted and taped to your back, extending ...

Epidural steroid injections (ESI) are often used as pain ... If the injection occurs in the lower back, it might best to ...