In episode 9 of season 8 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “The Outcome of Epidural Injections in Lumbar Radiculopathy Is Not Dependent on the Presence of Disc Herniation on Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Assessment of Short-Term and Long-Term Efficacy” with Dr. Eduard Verheijen. You’ll hear him describe some background information on this topic of the effectiveness of transforaminal epidural injections contrasting those to have lumbar disc herniation versus those without, the important findings of how many show herniation and how those with herniation respond to injection versus those without herniation, the effectiveness of a second injection when the first didn’t resolve the symptoms, some future related work he’s working on, the clinical implications and big takeaways.
Season 8, Episode 8 with Eduard Verheijen: Epidural steroid compared to placebo injection in sciatica: a systematic review and meta‑analysis
In episode 8 of season 8 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Epidural steroid compared to placebo injection in sciatica: a systematic review and meta‑analysis” with Dr. Eduard Verheijen. You’ll hear him describe why he and his coauthors wanted to pursue another systematic review on this topic, specific differences or lack of differences found in epidural steroid injections compared with placebos, the quality of evidence in these 17 studies, including the clinical implications and big takeaways.
Season 2, Episode 8 with Rafael Pinto: Epidural injections for Lumbosacral Radicular Pain
In episode 8 of season 2 of Inside the Science, we’re highlighting the study, “Epidural corticosteroid injections for lumbosacral radicular pain (review)” with the author, Dr. Rafael Pinto. He shares a look at the findings of this review related to the effectiveness and safety of these procedures, how he’d use this information to educate patients, and the big takeaways.
Season 1, Episode 13 with Hans van Helvoirt: Epidural injection followed by MDT to prevent disc surgery
In episode 13 of season 1 of Inside the Science, we’re highlighting the study, Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections Followed by Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy to Prevent Surgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation and discussing it with one of its authors Hans van Helvoirt. He shares a look at this popular paper analyzing the effects of epidural steroid injections on non-responders per MDT assessment. He explains what prompted this work, its clinical implications, how he uses it with patient education, the big takeaways, and recommended other work that would shed further light on this topic.