Background: Low backache is one of the common condition encountered in day to day practice. 85% of general population experience backache in their lifetime. The incidence is common next only to headache. Limiting activity levels, recurrence of symptoms, psychological stress, loss of wages are of primary concern. Methods: This is a prospective study on 100 low back ache patients who underwent epidural steroid injection . Painscaling was done before performing the procedure, and on 2nd day, after 2 weeks, after 2 months and after 6 months of the procedure and compared with the previous results. Results and Conclusion: Patients had a good relief from the pain immediately following the injection.But the pain gradually worsened on subsequent follow ups. The effect of epiduralsteroid injection decreases with time. The epidural steroid injections is simple, safe, minimally invasive, economical and effective mode of early pain relief of low-back and radicular pain. It improves the functional status and decreases the severity of pain.

Keywords: Low Back Pain; Conservative Management; Epidural Steroid Injection.