There appears to be limited evidence supporting the use of epidural steroid injections for certain types of chronic lower back pain, new guidance from the American Academy of Neurology finds. Epidural ...

MINNEAPOLIS – The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other clinicians the evidence for epidural steroid injections and whether ...

What is an Epidural Steroid Injection? Epidural Steroid Injections are a safe, effective, and common treatment for inflammation associated with lower-back related leg pain and upper-back related neck ...

Although Bristol-Myers changed the label on its Kenalog steroid seven months ago to say that it’s “not recommended” for injection into the epidural space near the spine, the steroid is still being ...

Back pain is a common problem that affects millions of people worldwide. Many people take epidural steroid injections, a treatment in which steroids or corticosteroids are injected into the spine to ...

Cortisone (or steroid) injections have become increasingly popular over the years for people looking to address chronic joint pain and inflammation. Why have they become so popular? Well, for starters ...

Shingles affects millions of people worldwide annually, with the acute phase marked by intense pain and discomfort that can ...

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and several other institutions say they have developed a quick clinical test that predicts which people with neck pain are more likely to benefit from epidural ...

Therefore, the ideal candidates for a spinal injection are those with symptoms (sciatica) that are predominantly driven by ...

The following column first appeared in the AAPC News.Medicare Part B physician payments for transforaminal epidural injection services increased from $57 million in 2003 to $141 million in 2007, ...