Transforaminal injection of steroids was determined to be a viable alternative to surgery for lumbar radicular pain due to disc herniation, a new study shows. 54 percent of patients achieved pain ...

A single spinal injection was given to 154 patients in the ESI group of an observational study from the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). They were compared with 453 patients who did not ...

Lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TF-ESIs) are a common type of treatment for radicular pain caused by a disc herniation. Predictors of favorable response (> 50% pain reduction beyond ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transforaminal injection of steroids is a viable alternative to surgery for lumbar radicular pain due to disc ...

Epidural glucocorticoid injections are widely used to treat symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis, a common cause of pain and disability in older adults. However, rigorous data are lacking regarding the ...

Credit: Getty Images. SI-6603 is administered via a single, direct intradiscal injection. Positive topline results were announced from a registrational phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety ...

Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections Up Risk of Spinal Fx In patients with radiculopathy or neurogenic claudication due to compression of spinal nerves, lumbar epidural steroid injections increase the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A subgroup analysis of the SPORT study found that patients with spinal stenosis who received epidural steroid ...