J Korean Pain Soc.  1991 Nov;4(2):147-151.

Management of Cervical Radiculopathy with Epidural Steroid Injection

• Shin KM
• Hong SY
• Choi YR

Abstract

Cervical epidural steroid injection, although not as familiar to many anesthesiologists, can be useful in the management of patients with acute and chronic neck, shoulder and arm pain. My clinic personally contacted and interviewed thirty patients with cervical radiculopathy who received cervical epidural steroid injection. Twenty seven percent of the patients had a excellent response (greater than 75% improvement) and fifty percent of the patients had a good response (greater than 50% improvement) to an injection of steroid into the cervical epidural space. We have conciuded that cervical epidural steroid injection was very effective in the management of cervical radiculopathy and represented a possible alternative to surgery. Many anesthesiologists should add to their armamentarium the use of such techniques in the management of cervical radiculopathy.

MeSH Terms

Arm
Epidural Space
Humans
Neck
Radiculopathy*
Shoulder