Non-surgical interventional treatment of cervical and thoracic radiculopathies

Pain Physician

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 389-394

  Derby, Richard ^a   Chen, Yung ^b   Lee, Sang Heon ^b   Seo, Kwan Sik ^b   Kim, Byung Jo ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Spinal Diagnostics/Treatment Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical radiculopathy; Disc herniation; Epidural steroid injection; Non surgical interventional treatment; Percutaneous decompression; Thoracic radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN ABC LYASE; CHYMOPAPAIN; CORTICOSTEROID; PLACEBO; STEROID;

ANAPHYLAXIS; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CHEMONUCLEOLYSIS; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROSURGERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MYELITIS; NECK PAIN; NEUROTOXICITY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICULOPATHY; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444261714     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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