Caudal Corticosteroid vs. Dextrose Injection for Lumbosacral Radicular Pain.

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Treatment risk factors including one or more of the following:
• •i. Unstable or symptomatic cardiac complaints ii. Unstable or symptomatic respiratory complaints iii. Unable to reliably comprehend the protocol or reliably record data
• •2. Pregnancy. A serum pregnancy test must be performed and negative in all women of child bearing potential within 2 weeks prior to enrollment.
• •3. History of Malignancy
• •4. Any medical (i.e. malignancy, infection, thrombo-embolic states, autoimmune disease, polyneuropathy) or psychosocial condition that in the opinion of the investigator, could jeopardize the subject's participation, and compliance with the study criteria.