Among postmenopausal women who received an epidural steroid injection (ESI) in the lumbar spine to treat back and leg pain arising from a compressed nerve in the spine, levels of bone formation ...

An estimated 3.0 million epidural steroid injection procedures are performed yearly in these three jurisdictions. Medicare is expected to account for up to 40% of clinical practice volume, ...

There is an increased risk for osteoporotic fractures among patients receiving epidural steroid injections for radicular pain relief, especially within the first 6 months and among those who have ...

A new study from Johns Hopkins shows that there is little benefit to imaging patients’ backs before treating their pain with an epidural steroid injection. MRIs are routine before the injections, the ...