Evaluation of the effectiveness of lumbar interlaminar epidural injections in managing chronic pain of lumbar disc herniation or radiculitis: A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial

Pain Physician

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 343-355

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a   Singh, Vijay ^b   Falco, Frank Je ^c   Cash, Kimberly A ^a   Pampati, Vidyasagar ^a,d  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b Pain Diagnostics Associates   (United States)

^c Mid Atlantic Spine and Pain Physicians   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Disc herniation; Epidural steroids; Local anesthetic; Lower extremity pain; Lumbar interlaminar epidural injections; Radiculitis

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RADICULAR PAIN; RADICULITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955008673     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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