Background It is possible that interruption of nociceptive input from intervertebral discs can
be modulated through bilateral L1 and L2 dorsal root ganglia (DRG) blockade. In order to …

Background: To assess whether unilateral L2 infiltration with local anesthetic can be used to
identify patients who will have negative discograms and thus eliminate the need for the …

Background It has been reported that rat L5/6 lumbar discs are innervated mainly by L2
dorsal root ganglion neurons. We previously reported that L2 spinal nerve infiltration was …

Background. Quantitative sensory testing (QST) has been used to predict the outcome of
epidural steroid injections in lumbosacral radicular pain and has the potential to be an …

Introduction Disruptions of lumbar intervertebral discs may lead to severe discogenic low
back pain (LBP). Severe pain has a deleterious effect on physical function and quality of life …

It is not easy to identify the exact pain-producing structures in degenerative spinal diseases.
Intervertebral disc, facet joint and sacroiliac joint have been widely known as major causes …

Blockade of the Sinuvertebral Nerve for the Diagnosis of Lum... : Anesthesia & Analgesia
Blockade of the Sinuvertebral Nerve for the Diagnosis of Lumbar Diskogenic Pain: An …

Background Chronic lumbar radiculopathy has a lifetime prevalence of 5.3% in men and
3.7% in women. It usually resolves spontaneously, but up to 30% cases will have …

I read with interest the recently published article,“Sinuvertebral nerve block treats discogenic
low back pain: a retrospective cohort study” by Liu et al.(1). They reported that sinuvertebral …

Objective To compare the incidence of pain relief following injection of local anesthetic (LA)
into lumbar discs that caused concordant pain during provocation testing. Design …