Evaluation of lumbar facet joint nerve blocks in the management of chronic low back pain: Preliminary report of a randomized, double-blind controlled trial: Clinical trial NCT00355914

Pain Physician

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 425-440

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a,b,c   Manchikanti, Kavita N ^a   Manchukonda, Rajeev ^a   Cash, Kimberly A ^a   Damron, Kim S ^a   Pampati, Vidyasagar ^a   McManus, Carla D ^a  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

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

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic back pain; Local anesthetic; Lumbar facet joint pain; Lumbar zygapophysial joint pain; Medial branch blocks; Therapeutic lumbar facet joint nerve blocks

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; OPIATE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SARAPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG RESPONSE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NERVE BLOCK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SPINAL ROOT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250848319     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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