The response to epidural steroid injections in chronic dorsal root pain Thirty-seven patients with long-standing post-herpetic neuralgia and 27 with post-traumatic neuralgia (PTN) were treated with three epidural injections each of methylprednisolone acetate (Depo Medrol) given at weekly intervals. Diff...
An epidural steroid injection provided no relief after three days. Patch 10 was applied with a heat pack for 30 minutes, and thereafter without heat. After three days fifty percent improvement was reported. An 82 year old female with spinal stenosis reported back pain for several years. ...