Effectiveness of lumbar facet joint nerve blocks in chronic lower back pain: A randomized clinical trial

Pain Physician

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 101-117

  Manchikanti, L ^a   Pampati, V ^a   Bakhit, C E ^a   Rivera, J J ^a   Beyer, C D ^a   Damron, K S ^a   Barnhill, R C ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Facet joint nerve blocks; Low back pain; Methyl prednisolone; Sarapin

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; BUPIVACAINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHADONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDAZOLAM; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; SARAPIN; STEROID; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 0035072989     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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