Singap Med J
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of two doses of corticosteroid in epidural steroid injection for lumbar radicular pain.
Low back pain and lumbar radicular pain are the leading causes of job loss worldwide. Therapeutic approaches to lumbar radicular pain, including sciatica and spinal canal stenosis, are diverse. Many clinicians use 80 mg long-acting glucocorticoids in epidural steroid injections (ESI). The aim of this study is to compare the clinical response of 80 mg versus 40 mg methylprednisolone in ESI. ⋯ In the case of lumbar radicular pain, ESI with low dose (40 mg) methylprednisolone is as effective as high dose (80 mg) with comparable results and less adverse profile.