Some doctors suggest that people should not receive more than two or four epidural steroid injections (ESIs) per year. However, others agree that people can safely receive up to six injections annually.

ESIs help relieve pain caused by conditions that cause irritation and inflammation of the spinal nerve root. Doctors usually use them to manage chronic low back and neck pain.

While ESIs cannot cure pain, they help relieve it for a certain time.

Guidelines on using ESIs do not specify how many are safe in a lifetime, but doctors usually recommend limiting the number of injections a person has per year. Using ESIs safely requires prescribing the lowest effective dose.

Read on to learn more about how many ESIs are safe.

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