Dr. Dawley and colleagues sought to affirm the possibility that intra-arterial injection of commonly used corticosteroids could lead to central nervous system injury during a transforaminal epidural ...

A study in Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery analyzed the positive predictive value of diagnostic 1 percent lidocaine containing transforaminal epidural steroid injections after outpatient ...

Minimal differences in pain relief and function at 1 and 6 months were seen in a comparison of two commonly delivered epidural injection modalities, according to research presented at the 30th Annual ...

PLYMOUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SpineThera, Inc., a leading clinical-stage pharmaceutical company specializing in innovative injectable drugs, is thrilled to announce groundbreaking results from an ...

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 ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Researchers found that a minimally invasive procedure combined with epidural steroid injection treatment led to superior pain reduction and disability improvement over one year in ...

Researchers found that a minimally invasive procedure combined with epidural steroid injection treatment led to superior pain reduction and disability improvement over one year in patients with ...

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, ...

Epidural steroid injections can deliver an anti-inflammatory steroid into the epidural space around the spinal cord. It is unclear why this might cause pain before relief, but there are many theories, ...

Medicare may cover epidural steroid injections for pain management when the pain is severe, caused by specific conditions, and lasts over 4 weeks despite other treatment. An epidural steroid injection ...