A Lumbar Epidural is a procedure where your physician injects medication into the epidural space surrounding the spinal cord. This procedure helps reduce inflammation, swelling, and pressure on the spinal nerves in the lower back region. Typically, the medication used is a combination of steroid and a local anesthetic to provide numbing and pain relief. The patient lies on their stomach or side during the procedure, and the injection site is cleaned and numbed with a local anesthesia before the injection.