Disabling chronic low back pain with Modic type 1 MRI signal: Acute reduction in pain with intradiscal corticotherapy

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 139-147

  Beaudreuil, J ^a,b   Dieude, P ^b,c   Poiraudeau, S ^b   Revel, M ^b  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b Université Paris 5 ^*  (France)

^c BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Back pain; Corticosteroids; Intradiscal injection; Modic type 1

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SELF EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; SACRUM;

EID: 84859835754     PISSN: 18770657     EISSN: 18770665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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