Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with prolotherapy

Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 203-212

  Dagenais, Simon ^a,b   Mayer, John ^b,c,d   Haldeman, Scott ^e,f,g   Borg Stein, Joanne ^h,i,j  

^a Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada   (Canada)

^b CAM Research Institute   (United States)

^c US Spine & Sport Foundation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^h and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

ⁱ NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Intraligamentous injection; Prolotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; HYDROCODONE; LIDOCAINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROCAINE; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRIAMCINOLONE;

BLEEDING; CHRONIC PAIN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DECISION MAKING; DIARRHEA; DISABILITY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE INFORMED MANAGEMENT; EXERCISE; HEADACHE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INJECTION SITE; INTRALIGAMENTOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG PAIN; LIGAMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MENINGITIS; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; NAUSEA; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENSILE STRENGTH; THEORY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; REGENERATION; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS;

EID: 37449032341     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.10.021     Document Type: Review

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