How do members experience Epidural Steroid Injection?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Pain in lower back 179 72
Degenerative disc disease 84 12
Neck pain 77 26
Pain 37 20
Back pain 18 5
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Pain 12
Back pain 8
Injection site pain 4
Generalized weakness (asthenia) 3
Headaches 3
Nausea 3

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 18
Moderate 18
Mild 27
None 60

Member evaluations

fatherofs

evaluated on Sep 10, 2011

  • Perceived effectiveness for sciatic neuralgia: None
  • Side effects: None

Chigi

evaluated on Mar 09, 2011

  • Perceived effectiveness for neck pain: Slight
  • Side effects: Mild

dawgsfan01

evaluated on Dec 29, 2009

  • Perceived effectiveness for pain in lower back: Moderate
  • Side effects: Mild