It’s estimated that as many as 80% of adult Americans experience back pain during their lifetime. Back pain can develop due to injuries, trauma, or degenerative diseases that progress as you get older.
Some of the most common causes of persistent back pain include:
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Herniated or bulging discs
- Osteoarthritis
- Facet joint syndrome
- Osteoporosis
If back pain is severe enough to interfere with your life, you may benefit from steroid injections to reduce the inflammation that’s irritating your nerves. If severe pain is the result of a herniated disc or other spinal condition, epidural steroid injections may be helpful. These injections deliver anesthetic and steroid medications directly into the epidural space of the spine to relieve pain and decrease inflammation.
