ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Epidural Steroid Injections for Low Back Pain: A Narrative Review.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The impact of workers' compensation claims on outcomes of cervical spine surgery: a meta-analysis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026Pooled it
- Intra-articular steroid injections for lumbar disk herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Acta neurochirurgica · 2025Pooled it
- Interventional treatments for low back pain due to sacroiliac joint dysfunction: a systematic review of the literature.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Hybrid Form Impulse Therapy (HFIT) Compared to Traditional Transcutaneous Electronic Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in Patients with Chronic Low Back and Knee Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2024Trial
- Effectiveness of Epidural Steroid Injection Depending on Discoradicular Contact: A Prospective Randomized Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
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- Differential association of psoas and paraspinal muscle volumes with appendicular lean mass index: AI-derived lumbar computed tomography three-dimensional volumetric indices in older Korean Women: an observational study.Asian spine journal · 2026Article
- Clinical Outcomes of Two Institution-Specific Cervicothoracic Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection Protocols (C7/T1-6 mL vs. T1/T2-8 mL) in Cervical Radiculopathy: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Modic changes and their role in vertebrogenic back pain: a literature review.Skeletal radiology · 2026Review
- Duration Dependent Outcomes of Combined Dorsal Root Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency and Epidural Steroid Injection in Chronic Lumbosacral Radicular Pain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Analgesic Efficacy of Epidural Neuroplasty via Racz Catheter During Lumbar Fixation In Situ for Lumbosacral Spondylolisthesis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Anesthesiology research and practice · 2026Article
- Towards Robot-Assisted MRI-Guided Lumbar Injections.... International Symposium on Medical Robotics. International Symposium on Medical Robotics · 2026Article
- Degenerative Disease of Intervertebral Disc: A Narrative Review of Pathogenesis, Clinical Implications and Therapies.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections for Chronic Spinal Pain: A Clinical Review of Efficacy and Evidence.Cureus · 2025Review
- Practice Patterns and Perspectives on Epidural Steroid Injections by Interventional Pain Physicians.Pain and therapy · 2025Article
- Racz Catheter Technique Versus Conventional Technique in Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection for Management of Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2025Article
- What a pain in the back: etiology, diagnosis and future treatment directions for discogenic low back pain.Bone research · 2025Review
- Epidural Steroid Injections for Lumbar Disc Herniation and Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- High-Precision Autonomous Control of Flexible Needles via Real-Time Finite Element Simulation and Cross-Entropy Optimization.IEEE robotics and automation letters · 2025Article
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Abstract
Low back pain represents a significant socioeconomic burden. Several nonsurgical medical treatments have been proposed for the treatment of this disabling condition. Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) are commonly used to treat lumbosacral radicular pain and to avoid surgery. Even though it is still not clear which type of conservative intervention is superior, several studies have proved that ESIs are able to increase patients' quality of life, relieve lumbosacral radicular pain and finally, reduce or delay more invasive interventions, such as spinal surgery. The aim of this narrative review is to analyze the mechanism of action of ESIs in patients affected by low back pain and investigate their current application in treating this widespread pathology.
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