Efficacy of transforaminal epidural magnesium administration when combined with a local anaesthetic and steroid in the management of lower limb radicular pain

Intervention Effect of Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Block on the Treatment for Low Back Pain with Radicular Pain

Lumbar transforaminal epidural block (LTEB) is a minimally invasive interventional method, and the interventional effect of LTEB on the treatment of low back pain with radicular pain is not yet clear; therefore, a total of 100 patients with low back pain with radicular pain treated in our hospital from January 2021 to December 2021 were included in this study, and they were divided into two groups of 50 each using a digital double-blind method. The control group was treated conservatively, and the study group was treated with LTEB. Patients' pain was assessed using the numerical rating scale (NRS), and the degree of functional impairment was assessed using the Oswestry disability index (ODI). The results of the study showed comparable differences in NRS scores for low back pain, NRS scores for lower extremities, and ODI scores of patients before treatment (t = 0.071, 0.035, 0.007, P > 0.05). After treatment, patients in the control group had a low back pain NRS score (4.00 ± 0.85), lower extremity NRS score (3.87 ± 0.78), ODI score (58.25 ± 2.53), and low back pain NRS score (2.00 ± 0.54), while the study group had a lower extremity NRS score (2.00 ± 0.50) and ODI score (58.25 ± 2.53) that were statistical significance (t = 0.071, 0.035, 24.218, P < 0.001). In conclusion, treatment with LTEB can effectively reduce the pain and improve the functional impairment of patients with low back pain with radicular pain, which is clinically important.