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Purpose: Lomber epidural steroid injections (LESE) are minimal invasive therapeutic methods used in the lomber disk hernia (LDH). In this study, we aimed at examining the effects of LESE therapy, symptoms and quality of life we apply to patients who complain of back pain that is not healed by conservative treatments or surgical treatment. The study was carried out with a retrospective examination of the LESE (transforaminal (TF), caudal (K), interlaminal (IL) records applied to 37 patients with the diagnosis of lombal dyscopathy resistant to conservative treatment in our clinic. With the pain severity Visual Analog Scale (VAS), the evidence of nervosity is straight leg lifting (DBK), the disability levels are Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and the quality of life is SF-36 with the first 24 hours, 1st week, 1st month and 3. evaluated in the month. Results: VAS-radicular pain levels have statistically significant improvements in the first 24 hours (p<0.01), the first week (p<0.01), the first month (p<0.01) and the third month (p<0.05). VAS-lomber pain levels have statistically significant improvements in the first 24 hours (p<0.01), the first week (p<0.01), the first month (p<0.05) and the third month (p<0.05). In the ODI levels and in the quality of life assessed by SF-36, statistically significant improvements occurred in the first 24 hours (p<0.01), in the first week (p<0.01), in the first month (p<0.01) and in the third month (p<0.05) compared to before treatment. The result: We believe we can successful results by applying LESE therapy, a minimal invasive method, to patients with LDH diagnosis.

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