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Efficacy of Epidural Steroid Injections in Management of ChronicLow Back Pain.

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  • Indian Journal of Basic & Applied Medical Research

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  • 2013

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Introduction: Low back pain is most common complaint of young adults in case of herniated disc. Incidence is high in our country due to difficult working and living environment. Most commonly used initial treatment modality is simple, effective epidural steroid injection. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of epidural steroid injection in low back pain. Material and Method: This is prospective observational study. It was carried on the patients presenting with low back pain to pain clinic not responding to conservational management and had MRI proven lumbar disc prolapsed at different level. Injection methyl prednisolone 80 mg with 2ml of 0.5% bupivacaine was diluted in 8ml of normal saline and injected into the lumbar epidural space. Fifty six patients received epidural steroid injection, among them three patients did not- come for follow up for six months and six patients required surgery.The remaining fourty seven patients were analyzed, among them 27 (55.44%) were male and 20 (42.55%) female. The functional status and pain response of patients was improved significantly during the follow up period. The success rate of study was 83.92 %. No complications were occurred.
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