A Prospective Outcome Study on the Effects of Facet Joint Radiofrequency Denervation on Pain, Analgesic Intake, Disability, Satisfaction, Cost, and Employment

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 201-205

  Burnham, Robert S ^a,b   Holitski, Shelley ^c   Dinu, Irina ^b  

^a Central Alberta Pain and Rehabilitation Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Lacombe Physiotherapy   (Canada)

Author keywords

Outcome assessment (health care); Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENERVATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIO WAVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 60349101187     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.07.021     Document Type: Article

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