Effectiveness of caudal epidural injections in discogram positive and negative chronic low back pain

Pain Physician

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 18-29

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a   Singh, Vijay ^a   Rivera, Jose J ^a   Pampati, Vidyasagar ^a   Beyer, Carla ^a   Damron, Kim ^a   Barnhill, Renee C ^a  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; Caudal epidural injections; Chronic low back pain; Discogenic pain; Methylprednisolone; Provocative discography; Sarapin

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE NAPSILATE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHADONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; SARAPIN; STEROID; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISKOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADICULITIS; SACROILIAC JOINT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 0036169697     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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