Association of protein and genetic biomarkers with response to lumbar epidural steroid injections in subjects with axial low back pain

S Schaaf, W Huang, S Perera, Y Conley… - American journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective The purpose of this observational study was to examine the association of protein
and genetic biomarkers with pain and pain-related disability in individuals with axial low …

[HTML][HTML] Exploratory study for identifying systemic biomarkers that correlate with pain response in patients with intervertebral disc disorders

KT Weber, S Satoh, DO Alipui, J Virojanapa… - Immunologic …, 2015 - Springer
Molecular events that drive disc damage and low back pain (LBP) may precede clinical
manifestation of disease onset and can cause detrimental long-term effects such as …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic contribution of catechol-O-methyltransferase variants in treatment outcome of low back pain: a prospective genetic association study

A Omair, BA Lie, O Reikeras, M Holden… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2012 - Springer
Background Treatment outcome of low back pain (LBP) is associated with inter-individual
variations in pain relief and functional disability. Genetic variants of catechol-O …

Can patient characteristics predict benefit from epidural corticosteroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis symptoms?

JA Turner, BA Comstock, CJ Standaert, PJ Heagerty… - The Spine Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
Background context Epidural corticosteroid injections are commonly used to treat back and
leg pain associated with lumbar spinal stenosis. However, little is known about which patient …

Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene polymorphisms are associated with baseline disability but not long-term treatment outcome in patients with chronic low …

A Omair, AF Mannion, M Holden, J Fairbank… - European Spine …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose To examine the association between COMT and OPRM1 gene polymorphisms and
pain and disability at baseline and long-term follow-up in patients treated for chronic low …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in responses to epidural steroid injection for low back pain

SL Inman, M Faut-Callahan, BA Swanson… - The Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Sex differences in clinical and experimental pain responses have been widely reported;
however, few studies have examined sex differences in outcomes from interventional pain …

The relationship between disc degeneration, low back pain, and human pain genetics

KMC Cheung - The spine journal, 2010 - Elsevier
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Systemic gene expression profiles according to pain types in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury

D Morrison, AA Arcese, J Parrish, K Gibbs… - Molecular …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Pain affects most individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Major pain types after
SCI are neuropathic or nociceptive, often experienced concurrently. Pain after SCI may be …

Genetic contribution in low back pain: a prospective genetic association study

C Margarit, R Roca, MM Inda, J Muriel… - Pain …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons individuals seek medical
attention. It is a major issue because of the wide interindividual variability in the analgesic …

Pain-related single nucleotide polymorphisms: association with lumbar spinal stenosis patient experience and non-surgical treatment outcomes

S Ernst, W Huang, Y Conley, N Vo, M Schneider… - European Spine …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is common in our aging population resulting in pain
and functional impairment. Recent advances in pain research have identified several single …