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KMID : 1161920140110020139
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Journal of Medicine and Life Science
2014 Volume.11 No. 2 p.139 ~ p.143
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Epidural steroid injection for spinal pain
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Choi Yun-Suk
Kwak Ho-Young
Huh Ji-Soon
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Abstract
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Spinal pain is one of the most common complaints of patients and making an economic burden on society. The worldwide lifetime prevalence of lower back pain was reported as 84%. Most general physicians, as well as spine surgeons, commonly encountered to the diagnostic and management strategy for spinal pain. Currently, nonsurgical invasive treatment including injection therapy before surgery had been routine management option. The epidural injections with or without corticosteroid was proven to be effective for spinal pain, especially with radiculopathy, in short term period. The long term effect and combined use of corticosteroid are under debate. Further rationalized studies for these debates should be conducted. To help the doctors in choosing rationalized nonsurgical treatment methods for spinal pain, this study present the evidence based effectiveness of epidural injections and comprehensive reviews of current trends for corticosteroids in use for spinal pain treatment.
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KEYWORD
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Corticosteroid, Epidural injection, Nonsurgical, Spinal pain, Treatment
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