Sciatica News: Steroid Shots for Back Pain Don't Work When it comes to treating chronic back pain with sciatica, epidural steroid injections may only bring small, short-term relief, according to a group of neurology professionals. Are you at Risk for Sciatia? Sciatica means pain down the leg. Sciatica is not actually a condition; rather it is a set of symptoms --- often caused by back or hip problems such...