Effectiveness of thermal annular procedures in treating discogenic low back pain

Pain Physician

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Helm II, Standiford ^a   Deer, Timothy R ^b   Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^c,d   Datta, Sukdeb ^e,f,g   Chopra, Pradeep ^h   Singh, Vijay ⁱ   Hirsch, Joshua A ^j  

^a The Helm Center for Pain Management   (United States)

^b West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston   (United States)

^c PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^e Laser Spine and Pain Institute   (United States)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h Interventional Pain Center   (United States)

ⁱ Pain Diagnostics Associates   (United States)

^j MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

Annular procedures; Biaculoplasty; Chronic low back pain; Discogenic pain; Disctrode; IDET; Spinal pain; Thermal procedures

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CHONDROITIN; GLUCOSAMINE;

BONE NECROSIS; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISCOGENIC PAIN; DISKITIS; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTRADISCAL ELECTROTHERMAL THERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MENTAL HEALTH; PARESTHESIA; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERMAL ANNULAR PROCEDURE; THORACIC BIACUPLASTY; WORK RESUMPTION;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; LOW BACK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861869023     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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