Epidural steroid injections for chronic back pain only have a "limited" effect, warns new research. The common treatment may "modestly" reduce pain in some situations for up to three months and ...

Researchers found that ESIs probably reduced short-term pain and disability and possibly reduced long-term disability. HealthDay News — There is some evidence for epidural steroid injections ...

FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- There is some evidence for epidural steroid injections (ESIs) reducing pain and ...

A team of clinicians and patients from Canada, the US, and Australia strongly recommended against epidural steroid injections and nerve blocks for people living with chronic back pain (lasting at ...

In other situations, benefits were unclear or limited. Epidural steroid injections demonstrated limited efficacy in reducing back pain and disability, according to a systematic review from the ...

a panel of experts says that interventions including epidural steroid injections and nerve blocks are no more effective at helping eliminate back pain than placebo injections. The researchers ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other clinicians the evidence for ...

Epidural anesthetic or steroid injections, nerve blocks, and related interventions are commonly used to treat chronic back pain. This review found no solid evidence showing that these ...

With an epidural steroid injection, a steroid or corticosteroid medication is injected into a part of the spine called the epidural space. The goal is to help reduce certain kinds of back pain. For ...