Herniated Disc: Will Epidural Steroid Injections Help A Herniated Disc?

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The presence of a herniated disc is sometimes treated with epidural steroid injections (ESI). Epidural steroid injection is a nonsurgical approach to back pain used for both therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. Disc herniation and spinal stenosis can cause nerve irritation that usually results in back and leg pain.

The procedure involves the injection of an anesthetic (such as Marcane) and a steroid (usually DepoMedrol) into the spine for the purpose of shrinking swollen nerve tissue and reducing pain. [Read more]