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There is limited research on the long‐term effectiveness of epidural steroid injections (ESI) in older adults despite the high prevalence of back and leg pain in this age group. We… Click to show full abstract
There is limited research on the long‐term effectiveness of epidural steroid injections (ESI) in older adults despite the high prevalence of back and leg pain in this age group. We tested the hypotheses that older adults undergoing ESI, compared to patients not receiving ESI: (1) have worse pain, disability and quality of life (‘outcomes’) pre‐ESI, (2) have improved outcomes after ESI and (3) have improved outcomes due to a specific ESI effect.
Keywords:
long term;
older adults;
effectiveness epidural;
epidural steroid;
term effectiveness;
pain
Journal Title: European Journal of Pain
Year Published: 2022
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Journal Title: European Journal of Pain
Year Published: 2022
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