EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIONS

Course overview

EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIONS HAVE BEEN UTILIZED FOR PAIN RELIEF SINCE 1952. WHEN INDICATED, THEY ARE AN INVALUABLE NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR LOW-BACK PAIN RADIATING TO THE LOWER EXTREMITIES AND LESS COMMONLY, FOR NECK PAIN RADIATING TO THE ARMS. PERFORMING AN EFFECTIVE EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION REQUIRES THE STEROIDS TO REACH THE EPIDURAL SPACE. SUCCESSFUL EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIONS PROVIDE PAIN RELIEF, ALLOWING RESTORATION OF FUNCTION AND RETURN TO A PHYSICAL THERAPY REGIMEN, WHEN INDICATED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS AND TECHNIQUE INVOLVED IN PERFORMING AN EFFECTIVE EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN.