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Are epidurals effective for reducing neck and back pain?

April 26, 2017back pain effective epidurals neck reducing

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Are epidurals effective for reducing neck and back pain?

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Not really. In a study of 300 patients, after 2 to 6 weeks, most epidural blocks loose their effectiveness. There was no efficacy at 3 months, 6 months or 1 year after injection. The epidurals had no impact on day to day functioning, the need for surgery or long term pain control. (Hampton, Tracy, Epidurals’ benefit for back pain questioned, JAMA, Vol. 297 # 16, pp: 1757-1758, April 25, 2007), (Landau WM, Nelson DA, Armon C, Argoff CE, Samuels J, Backonja MM., Assessment: use of epidural steroid injections to treat radicular lumbosacral pain: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology, Neurology.