Preliminary results of a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of fluoroscopic lumbar interlaminar epidural injections in managing chronic lumbar discogenic pain without disc herniation or radiculitis

Pain Physician

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a   Cash, Kimberly A ^a   McManus, Carla D ^a   Pampati, Vidyasagar ^a   Benyamin, Ramsin M ^b  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b MILLENNIUM PAIN CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Controlled comparative local anesthetic blocks; Disc herniation; Discogenic pain; Local anesthetic; Lumbar interlaminar epidural injections; Radiculitis; Steroids

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 77954996075     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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