Efficacy of Lumber Transforaminal epidural injections - According to a prospective randomized study conducted in 2002, Vad and colleagues employed pain reduction extent, patient satisfaction and Rolland-Morris scale for calculation of efficacy of lumbar transforaminal epidural injections. The success rate was 84%. - According to a retrospective cohort study conducted by Botwin and colleagues in patients of sciatica ESI improved the condition of patients. 75% patients reported pain improvement by 50%, walking duration by 64% and standing tolerance by 57%. - According to a recent systemic review of 10 nonrandomized and 10 randomized studies by Manchikanti, the demonstrated results were quite appreciable. The results were as follows. Good – with local anesthetics and steroids for radiculitis secondary to disk hernia Fair – with local anesthetics only for radiculitis secondary to disk hernia Limited – with local anesthetics, with or without steroids for axillary pain and postsurgery syndrome