Neural blockade in cervical pain syndromes

Pain Physician

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 65-84

  Manchikanti, L ^a  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural steroids; Facet joint injections; Facet joints; Headache; Neck pain; Neural blockade

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE ACETATE PLUS BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARM; CERVICAL SPINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LIGAMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE ROOT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; SPINE SURGERY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0033277553     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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