The Use of Electromyography to Predict Functional Outcome Following Transforaminal Epidural Spinal Injections for Lumbar Radiculopathy

Journal of Pain

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-70

  Fish, David E ^a   Shirazi, Eli P ^b   Pham, Quynh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

electromyography; epidural; radiculopathy; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; RADICULOPATHY; RATING SCALE; VERBAL RATING SCALE;

AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LEG; LIDOCAINE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; STEROIDS;

EID: 37349063080     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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