Oral steriods. Jury still out. Large randomized trial underway by NIH. Mostly steriods don’t work for what we use then for. But sometimes do. Here is a good recent review. https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/journals/afp/Dvorin.pdf
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Dr. Metal - April 2, 2022 10:24 AM
What about oral steroids which I see being used for sciatica in increasing frequency to avoid opioid use?
Mel H. - April 2, 2022 11:00 AM
Oral steriods. Jury still out. Large randomized trial underway by NIH. Mostly steriods don’t work for what we use then for. But sometimes do. Here is a good recent review. https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/journals/afp/Dvorin.pdf