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This narrative clinical review synthesizes 2020–2025 high-quality evidence on safety, efficacy, and clinical use, comparing techniques and long-term effectiveness. Most studies report strong short-term (4–12 week) benefits, especially for transforaminal injections in lumbar radiculopathy. Long-term outcomes remain inconsistent, often requiring multiple injections. Non-particulate steroids show fewer serious complications. 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This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0. , which permits unrestricted use , distribution , and reproduction in any medium , provided the original author and source are credited.  \nDOI: 10.7759/cureus.98348  \nOpen Access Review Article  \nLumbar Epidural Steroid Injections for Chronic Spinal Pain: A Clinical Review of Efficacy and Evidence  \nAmol Soin 1 , Mayank Gupta 2, Alaa A Abd-Elsayed 3, Sara Nashi 4, Alex Escobar 5 , Dustin Reynolds 6 , Gabrielle C. Montes 7, Richard J. Witte 8, Evan Peskin 9  \n1. Ohio Pain Clinic, Wright State University, Dayton, USA 2. Department of Pain Medicine, Kansas Pain Management, Overland Park, USA 3. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA 4. Department of Pain Management, TriHealth, West Chester, USA 5. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Toledo, Toledo, USA 6. Department of Pain Management, OrthoNeuro, Westerville, USA 7. Department of Anesthesiology, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, USA 8. Department of Anesthesiology, Wright State University, Dayton, USA 9. Department of Chronic Pain, Insight Pain Management, Flint, USA  \nCorresponding author: Amol Soin, [drsoin@gmail.com](drsoin@gmail.com)  \nAbstract  \nRadicular pain and spinal stenosis are types of chronic lumbar spinal pain that contribute to major disability across the globe. Lumbar epidural steroid injections (LESIs) have been a primary intervention in these cases to reduce inflammation, relieve compressed nerve roots, and alleviate symptoms to avoid surgical treatments. Therefore, this review critically reviews and synthesizes up-to-date evidence on the safety, efficacy, and clinical usage of LESIs to manage chronic lumbar spinal pain, focusing especially on outcomes of different techniques and long-term effectiveness of LESIs. This study is a narrative clinical review evaluating high-quality literature from the year 2020 to 2025, focusing on academic medical centers for spinal care, orthopedic spine practices, and pain management clinics for outpatient interventions. The databases selected to collect literature for this comprehensive study were MEDLINE and PubMed, and the timeline was set from 2020 to 2025. Selected studies included cohort studies, randomized controlled trials, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews, which focused on the evaluation of the safety and efficacy of all types of LESIs. Data synthesis was qualitative and based on patients ' medical condition (spinal stenosis, radiculopathy), LESI technique, short-and long-term results, and reported side effects. The majority of the studies reported impressive short-term results of LESIs, i.e., within four to 12 weeks of injections, in terms of pain relief and improved functionality, especially for transforaminal injections administered for lumbar radiculopathy. In lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) cases, LESIs showed variable efficacy with slightly better short-term results. Literature showed inconsistency in long-term outcomes, i.e., over six months, and many cases required multiple injections. In terms of side effects, non-particulate steroids were the least problematic, with fewer serious complications in comparison. Overall, LESIs were found to be better as an effective and safe bridge therapy in many cases, but they could not be qualified as a curative option for most patients. Variability in injection techniques, heterogeneous study designs, and inconsistent criteria of patient selection restricted direct comparison of the selected studies. The majority of the studies were found in favor of short-term or intermediate-term benefits of LESIs, whereas very limited data were available on the long-term efficacy or optimal frequency of injections. LESIs are indeed effective for short-term benefits in lumbar radiculopathy","cbCaipp2aSxv568J","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipp2aSxv568J","pdf",617724,12,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction And Background\n# How to cite this article","[{\"question\":\"What conditions does the review focus on for LESI use?\",\"answer\":\"The review focuses on chronic lumbar spinal pain conditions including radicular pain and spinal stenosis.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the evidence suggest about LESI effectiveness over time?\",\"answer\":\"Most studies report impressive short-term results within about four to 12 weeks, while long-term outcomes over six months are inconsistent and many cases require multiple injections.\"},{\"question\":\"What side effects and steroid types does the review highlight?\",\"answer\":\"Non-particulate steroids are reported as the least problematic, with fewer serious complications compared with other options. 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