Clinical study of low back pain and radicular pain pathways by using L2 spinal nerve root infiltration: A randomized, controlled, clinical trial

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 2008-2013

  Murata, Yasuaki ^a   Kato, Yoshiharu ^a   Miyamoto, Kazuhisa ^b   Takahashi, Kazuhisa ^c  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

L2 spinal nerve infiltration; Low back pain; Pain pathway

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ROOT; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LIDOCAINE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349119539     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b1fb96     Document Type: Article

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