Coccygodynia: A proposal for an algorithm for treatment

Journal of Pain

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 257-266

  De Andrés, Jose ^a,b   Chaves, Santiago ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coccydynia; Coccygalgia; Coccygodynia; Pain therapy

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CLONIDINE; CORTICOSTEROID; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ALGORITHM; ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTICLE; COCCYGEAL BONE; COCCYGODYNIA; CRYOANESTHESIA; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MUSCLE SPASM; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE; SOMATIZATION; SPINAL ROOT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0038045071     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1526-5900(03)00620-5     Document Type: Article

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