Injury

After months of my back pain increasing I had to stop running last week as it was painful to walk (or just move).  Went in yesterday for an injection (epidural steroid injection) and hoping to get back to running in a few days.

An epidural steroid injection is performed to help reduce the inflammation and pain associated with nerve root compression. Nerve roots can be compressed by a herniated disc, spinal stenosis, and bone spurs. When the nerve is compressed it becomes inflamed. This can lead to pain, numbness, tingling or weakness along the course of the nerve. This is called radiculopathy. The goal of the epidural steroid injection is to help lessen the inflammation of the nerve root.