In the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis, epidural injection of glucocorticoids plus lidocaine offered minimal or no short-term benefit compared with epidural injection of lidocaine alone, a new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers report in a new study that injections of glucocorticoid combined with lidocaine, a local anesthetic, ...

December 20, 2011 — The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before epidural steroid injections for lower back pain does not improve patient outcomes and has a minimal effect on decision making by ...

Medicare may cover epidural steroid injections for pain management when the pain is severe, caused by specific conditions, and lasts over 4 weeks despite other treatment. An epidural steroid injection ...

Epidural Steroid Shot May Offer Modest Benefit in Sciatica Epidural steroid injections provided only modest, short-term pain relief for lumbrosacral radiculopathy compared with etanercept, and neither ...

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and several other institutions say they have developed a quick clinical test that predicts which people with neck pain are more likely to benefit from epidural ...

Dr. Tarun Jolly answers the question: 'Use Of Epidural Steriod Injections?' — -- Question: What Is An Epidural Steroid Injection And When Might I Need One For My Pain? Answer: An epidural steroid ...

People with lower-back pain have several options for potential relief, including spinal manipulation, massage, medication, surgery, and simply letting time pass. But steroid injections are an ...

Some doctors suggest that people should not receive more than two or four epidural steroid injections (ESIs) per year. However, others agree that people can safely receive up to six injections ...

The FDA issued a warning that injection of corticosteroids into the epidural space of the spine may result in rare but serious adverse events that include loss of vision, stroke, paralysis and death.

Potentially tainted steroid blamed for outbreak The number of Medicare patients receiving such injections grew Critics say the growth in such injections is based more on money NASHVILLE -- As ...