epidural injection, sciatica, systematic review
jason ward
Season 8, Episode 8 with Eduard Verheijen: ...

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.

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Season 1, Episode 4 with Ron Donelson: Predicting Annular Competence Based on Pain Response

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In Season 1 Episode 4 of Inside the Science we summarize and discuss with the author, Dr. Ron Donelson, the study, A Prospective Study of Centralization of Lumbar and Referred Pain: A Predictor of Symptomatic Discs and Annular Competence. This paper hypothesized that the morphology and image findings of lumbar discs could be predicted by MDT therapists based on their symptom response. Dr. Donelson gives some background to the study, the limitations, big takeaways and an additional paper the avid clinician will want to read.