A randomized placebo-controlled trial of intradiscal methylene blue injection for the treatment of chronic discogenic low back pain

Pain

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 124-129

  Peng, Baogan ^a,b   Pang, Xiaodong ^a   Wu, Ye ^b   Zhao, Changcheng ^c   Song, Xinghua ^d  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE PEOPLE'S ARMED POLICE FORCES   (China)

^b 304TH HOSPITAL   (China)

^c Sanhe People Hospital   (China)

^d Shengli Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Discogenic low back pain; Discography; Injection; Methylene blue

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PLACEBO;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; DISCOGENIC PAIN; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISKOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBO EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77349089226     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.01.021     Document Type: Article

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