Role of one day epidural adhesiolysis in management of chronic low back pain: A randomized clinical trial

Pain Physician

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 153-166

  Manchikanti, L ^a   Pampati, V ^a   Fellows, B ^a   Rivera, J ^a   Beyer, C D ^a   Damron, K S ^a  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Epidural fibrosis; Hypertonic saline neurolysis; Percutaneous lysis of epidural adhesions

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADHESION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; EPIDURAL SPACE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LYSIS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLYSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035032994     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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