Short-Term Evaluation of the Steroid Epidural Injection Method for Patients with Degenerative Lumbar Stenosis

Abstract

Background: Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the vertebral canal that compresses spinal nerves and may cause leg pain and difficulty walking. The symptoms of degenerative lumbar stenosis commonly occur in elderly adults and can be treated conservatively with pain-relieving agents or aggressively with decompressive surgery. However, studies on the effectiveness of steroid epidural injection (EPI) on reducing pain in patients with degenerative lumbar stenosis in Indonesia are lacking. This study aimed to evaluate the short-term effect of the steroid epidural injection method on the reduction of pain and disability in patients with degenerative lumbar stenosis.