Epidural Corticosteroid Injection: FDA Drug Safety Communication - Risk of Rare But Serious Neurologic Problems

Epidural injections are a very common medical procedure in which cortisone type substances are injected into the spinal canal. Did you know that this practice is not approved by the FDA? There is also no evidence that they produce long term improvement.Here is a recent FDA Safety Alert from FDA website.

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm394530.htm