An epidural steroid injection is a common treatment for neck and back pain. These injections typically deposit steroids and/or other medications in the epidural space of the spine. The epidural space contains nerves, blood vessels, and fat; and surrounds the dura, a sac around the spinal cord. Epidural steroid injections may help control inflammation and pain arising from one or more spinal motion segments. 

 

Epidural steroid injections may be given in the cervical, thoracic, lumbar or sacral regions of the spine.