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Reports on LSS treatment with ESIs have not differentiated between neurogenic claudication, which is believed to result from nerve root compression, and lumbar radicular pain, thought to be caused by inflammation. While there is overlap between these groups, the clinical relevance of ESI treatment cannot be generalized between these 2 distinct diseases with completely different pathophysiological causes.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:\u2003<\/jats:bold> This was a double\u2010blind, randomized, prospective study of ESI vs. the <jats:italic>mild<\/jats:italic> procedure in patients with symptomatic LSS, conducted at a single pain management center. Patient reported outcome measures included Visual Analog Scale, Oswestry Disability Index, and Zurich Claudication Questionnaire (ZCQ) patient satisfaction.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:\u2003<\/jats:bold> Thirty\u2010eight patients were randomized into 2 treatment groups, 21 in <jats:italic>mild<\/jats:italic> and 17 in ESI. At 6\u2010 and 12\u2010week follow\u2010up, patients treated with <jats:italic>mild<\/jats:italic> reported significantly greater pain decrease over time (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2003&lt;\u20030.0001), and significantly greater functional mobility improvement over time (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2003&lt;\u20030.0018) than ESI patients. At week 6, <jats:italic>mild<\/jats:italic> ZCQ patient satisfaction score of 2.2 indicated a higher level of satisfaction than for ESI with a score of 2.8. In addition, 12\u2010week ZCQ satisfaction score was 1.8, demonstrating sustained near\u2010term satisfaction in the <jats:italic>mild<\/jats:italic> group. No major <jats:italic>mild<\/jats:italic> or ESI device or procedure\u2010related complications were reported.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:\u2003<\/jats:bold> This study demonstrated that in LSS patients suffering with neurogenic claudication, <jats:italic>mild<\/jats:italic> provides statistically significantly better pain reduction and improved functional mobility vs. treatment with ESI.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1533-2500.2011.00518.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,1,25]],"date-time":"2012-01-25T07:06:41Z","timestamp":1327475201000},"page":"333-341","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":75,"title":["A Double\u2010blind, Randomized, Prospective Study of Epidural Steroid Injection vs. The <i>mild<\/i><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Procedure in Patients with Symptomatic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Lora 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