Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the results of a recently published study, researchers reported findings that demonstrated a link between 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 ...

Background A 79-year-old woman with a history of chronic back pain and urinary urgency presented to a spine center for treatment and evaluation for axial low back pain. The patient described the back ...

People may receive transforaminal epidural steroid injections to relieve pain for several conditions that affect the back, arms, legs, or neck. People with conditions including sciatica, herniated ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis is characterized by degenerative changes leading to narrowing of the spinal canal as well as compression of multiple nerve roots. The progressive pain and weakness of the legs ...

A 55 year-old man developed progressive pain, weakness and paresthesias of the legs while walking or standing. Only sitting would relieve the symptoms. His neurological exam was normal other than ...

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 ...