Internal disc disruption and low back pain

Pain Physician

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-157

  Sehgal, N ^a   Fortin, J D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Discography; Internal disc disruption

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; STEROID;

ADULT; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMECHANICS; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; DISABILITY; DISKOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IMAGING; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034435633     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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