Do Lumbar Steroid Injections Cause Weight Gain? What the Pharmacology Says
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Research has consistently shown that a single, targeted lumbar steroid injection is not associated with significant or long-term weight gain, in contrast to systemic oral steroid use. This common question, "Do lumbar steroid injections cause weight gain?", often stems from understandable concerns about the well-known side effects of oral corticosteroids.
