A clinical trial of epidural steroid injection (depo-medrol) in the treatment of chronic low back pain

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-160

  Das, Sujan K ^a   Mohanty, Ranjit K ^a   Nanda, Dilip K ^a   Misra, Satyajeet ^a  

^a Department of Psychiatry   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Depo medrol; Epidural steroids

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MASSAGE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 20544451547     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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