Jeff LangmaidFounder, The Evidence Based Chiropractor

3 Reasons to Rethink Epidural Steroid Injections for Back Pain

11 Aug 2024 · 1 min

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Jeff Langmaid presents a short YouTube explainer listing the top three reasons epidural steroid injections are probably not a good idea for people with neck, mid-back, or low-back pain. He frames the issue specifically for chiropractors, emphasizing three practical motivations: (1) patients directly ask whether they should get injections, (2) many patients are already receiving injections and chiropractors need to understand side effects and challenges, and (3) chiropractors should proactively guide patients even before the question arises.

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The top three reasons Epidural steroid injections are probably not a good idea if you are somebody that has neck, mid back or low back pain. And this is an important component for us as chiropractors for a few different reasons. One is that we have patients that come to us and ask us questions straight up, do you think I should do this or not? And that's a very real thing. Number two is we see patients who are currently getting injections elsewhere. We all have it go on, whether we want to admit it or not. It's the way that life works in, and we need to be aware of what some of those side effects are, what some of the challenges are so that we can take care of our patients in the best way possible. And then number three, it's important to be able to guide a patient through a pro, even if they're not currently getting injections and they haven't asked the question yet. It's really important for us to be able to guide our patients as clearly and as effectively as possible through the challenges that they might have.