The lower part of the spine, also known as the lumbar spine, comprises five lumbar spinal levels that support our bodies in many ways. Herniated discs, back injuries, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease and aging are all potential reasons an orthopaedic patient may experience lower back pain.
Low back pain is often attributable to nerves in the lumbar becoming inflamed, which can descend into pain and numbness of the legs.
Lumbar epidural steroid injections can relieve lower back pain by treating the inflammation at the source of the pain in the nerve root.