Evaluation of low back pain: Comparative study between psychophysical methods

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1307-1315

  Colhado, Orlando Carlos G ^a   Moura Siqueira, Hilze B O ^c   Pedrosa, Débora Fernanda A ^c   Saltareli, Simone ^c   da Silva, Talita de Cássia Raminelli ^c   Hortense, Priscilla ^b   Faleiros Sousa, Fátima A E ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Assessment; Low Back Pain; Pain Management

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ASSESSMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; BUPIVACAINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

EID: 84883824763     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pme.12152     Document Type: Article

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