Transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) is a treatment for severe pain in your back related to various health conditions. The term “transforaminal” refers to treatment through the ...

Possible complications associated with epidural glucocorticoid injection include dural puncture and post–dural puncture headache, infection, epidural hematoma, nerve or spinal cord injury, and ...

Transforaminal epidural steroid injections: A systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy and safety. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33492919/ Patel K, et al. (2023). Epidural steroid injections.

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With an epidural steroid injection, a steroid or corticosteroid medication is injected into a part of the spine called the epidural space. The goal is to help reduce certain kinds of back pain.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old male and have had pain in my buttocks down to my outside thigh muscles. My primary care doctor ordered an MRI of the lower back and referred me to an orthopedic ...

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.