Are epidural corticosteroid injections effective for lumbosacral radicular pain? A Cochrane Review summary with commentary.

CONCLUSIONS: Epidural corticosteroid injection is slightly more effective than placebo for leg pain and disability at short-term follow up. Clinicians and patients however should be informed of the small effect size of the treatment. PMID: 33136079 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33136079?dopt=Abstract

Source: NeuroRehabilitation - November 4, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: NeuroRehabilitation Source Type: research