View Post

Is there a role for a single intravenous bolus dose of corticosteroid in reducing pain in Emergency Department patients with radicular back pain?

In Medical Concepts by Jessie Grewal1 Comment

Clinical vignette A 45-year-old healthy male, presents to the emergency department (ED) with a one-day history of back pain.  The pain started while working out at the gym – he lifted a heavy weight above his head and felt a sudden lower back pain (LBP). The patient describes sharp, burning and stabbing pain in the low back that radiates down the posterior and lateral aspect of the left leg to the dorsum of the …