Physiotherapy. L. Blum. Treatment of sciatic nerve inflammation with epidural injections. Uber die Behandlung der Ischias mit epiduralen Injectionen.—Münch. med. Wochensch. 1910

Abstract

The epidural injection technique was proposed almost simultaneously by Sicard and Chatelin. The author used epidural injections in the treatment of chronic ischias using first 1% cocaine solution or 4% stovaina, and subsequently with physiological sodium chloride solution.