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Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) are a common treatment option for many forms of lower back pain and leg pain. They have been used for decades and are considered an integral part of the nonsurgical management of sciatica and lower back pain.

The injection is named an epidural steroid injection because it involves injecting a local anesthetic and a steroid medication directly into the epidural space that surrounds the spinal cord and nerve roots.

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