The Basis for Recommending Repeating Epidural Steroid Injections for Radicular Low Back Pain: A Literature Review

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 543-552

  Novak, Suzanne ^a   Nemeth, William C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b SOMI Healthlink   (United States)

Author keywords

Injections, epidural; Rehabilitation; Review article publication type

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG INDICATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDLINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADICULAR PAIN; REVIEW; STEROID THERAPY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADICULOPATHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39449135636     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.11.008     Document Type: Review

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