A spinal steroid injection—also known as an epidural injection—may only reduce neck and back pain for a few months, according to a recent review by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN).

A panel of epidural steroid experts interpreted the evidence in a clinical context. Most trials focused on lumbar disease; only two class II studies evaluated cervical radiculopathy and none ...

An epidural is an anesthetic delivered through a catheter (small tube) into a potential space outside the spinal cord called the epidural space. Using this catheter, we are able to infuse a solution ...