Pulsed radiofrequency lesioning of the suprascapular nerve for chronic shoulder pain: A preliminary report

Pain Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-75

  Liliang, Po Chou ^a   Lu, Kang ^a   Liang, Cheng Loong ^a   Tsai, Yu Duan ^a   Hsieh, Ching Hua ^b   Chen, Han Jung ^a  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Radio frequency; Shoulder Pain; Suprascapular Nerve Block

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PULSED MODE RADIOFREQUECY LESIONING; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER PAIN; SHOULDER PAIN AND DISABILITY INDEX; SUPRASCAPULAR NERVE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RADIO WAVES; RECURRENCE; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59649113255     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2008.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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