Epidural steroid injections can come with certain side effects such as fever, insomnia, or anxiety. There is also a chance of more serious complications, such as nerve damage or infection.

Epidural injections are just one of the tools they have. Dear Dr. Roach: My girlfriend recently went to a local pharmacy where she regularly gets her vaccinations.

In fact, epidural injections for such conditions are far more common — some 9 million are performed per year — than epidurals used during childbirth. That said, epidurals today are the gold standard ...

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other clinicians the evidence for epidural steroid injections and whether they ...

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.

Their routine use for these purposes is not recommended. 'The use of epidural steroid injections to treat chronic back pain is increasing over time despite limited quality data,' said Armon.

The Nets said Saturday that Simmons received an epidural injection as part of the planned rehabilitation from a pinched nerve in his lower back that he sustained Nov. 6.

"The epidural happened within the course of this week here," coach Jacque Vaughn said before the Nets beat the NBA's hottest team, the Orlando Magic, 129-101 at Barclays Center on Saturday night.

Dave Roberts said Clayton Kershaw received an epidural injection yesterday. Doesn’t have a timeline for when Kershaw will pick up a baseball yet. — Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) August 6, 2022 ...