Although some of this Dr. Oz segment is overdramatized as is common with TV and news articles, it still informs on some important points. Epidural steroid injections are performed about 9 million times a year and providers may earn up to $2000 for this 10 minute procedure. These steroids have never been approved by the FDA for injection into the spine and even carry labels stating that fact, and have recently been banned in Australia and New Zealand.
Studies have shown that they may provide marginal short term relief for a small segment of patients whose main symptom in sciatica (radiating leg pain), yet 3/4 are performed in patients without sciatica. There are also infrequent but potentially severe adverse effects.
There is also a part two to this video segment.
Epidural Steroid Injections, The Truth... Finally!
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