Evaluation of therapeutic thoracic medial branch block effectiveness in chronic thoracic pain: A prospective outcome study with minimum 1-year follow up

Pain Physician

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-105

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a,b   Manchikanti, Kavita N ^a   Manchukonda, Rajeev ^a   Pampati, Vidyasagar ^a   Cash, Kim A ^c  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Ambulatory Surgery Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic thoracic pain; Comparative controlled local anesthetic blocks; Medial branch blocks; Therapeutic facet joint nerve blocks; Thoracic facet joint pain

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDAZOLAM; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEDATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FENTANYL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 33646593153     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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