title: TO THE EDITOR.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, Medical Director, Pain Management Center of Paducah, Paducah, KYDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KYDepartment of Anesthesia, LSU Health Science Center, New Orleans, LANeuroInterventional Spine Service, Interventional Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Laxmaiah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manchikanti
authors.forename: Mark V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Boswell
authors.forename: Alan David
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kaye
authors.forename: Joshua A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hirsch
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000628:therapy*; D044967:Serum
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone