The Chinese Association for the Study of Pain (CASP): consensus on the assessment and management of chronic nonspecific low back pain

K Ma, ZG Zhuang, L Wang, XG Liu… - Pain Research and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNLBP) is defined as pain or discomfort originating from
the waist, which lasts for at least 12 weeks, but no radiculopathy or specific spinal diseases …

Human platelet lysate–A potent (and overlooked) orthobiologic

L da Fonseca, GS Santos, SC Huber, TM Setti… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The knowledge of the essential role of platelets in tissue healing is gradually increasing and
as regenerative medicine prompts new solutions, platelet-derived bioproducts have been …

The use of lumbar epidural injection of platelet lysate for treatment of radicular pain

C Centeno, J Markle, E Dodson, I Stemper… - Journal of experimental …, 2017 - Springer
Background Epidural steroid injections (ESI) are the most common pain management
procedure performed in the US, however evidence of efficacy is limited. In addition, there is …

[PDF][PDF] Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) clinical practice guidelines on the management of lumbar disc herniation, -secondary publication

H Haro, S Ebata, G Inoue, T Kaito, H Komori… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) clinical practice guidelines on the management of
lumbar disc herniation, third edition - Page 1 Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) …

Long-term outcomes of a large, prospective observational cohort of older adults with back pain

JG Jarvik, LS Gold, K Tan, JL Friedly, SS Nedeljkovic… - The Spine Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Although back pain is common among older adults, there is
relatively little research on the course of back pain in this age group. Purpose Our primary …

Effectiveness of a multimodal pain management concept for patients with cervical radiculopathy with focus on cervical epidural injections

A Benditz, M Brunner, F Zeman, F Greimel, V Florian… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Cervical radiculopathy has become an increasing problem worldwide. Conservative
treatment options have been recommended in many reviews on cervical radiculopathy …

[HTML][HTML] Role of epidural injections to prevent surgical intervention in patients with chronic sciatica: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AB Bhatti, S Kim - Cureus, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the different types of epidural
injections (EI) to prevent surgical intervention in patients suffering from chronic sciatica due …

[HTML][HTML] Lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection in patients with lumbar radicular pain; outcome results of 2-year follow-up

M Hashemi, P Dadkhah, M Taheri… - Bulletin of Emergency …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of transforaminal lumbar epidural steroid injections
(TFESI) in patients with unilateral radiculopathy due to lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion …

Efficacy and safety of pulsed radiofrequency and steroid injection for intercostobrachial neuralgia in postmastectomy pain syndrome-A clinical trial

BN Fam, GGED El-Sayed, RM Reyad… - Saudi Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Breast cancer is a common neoplastic tumor in women, and the
postmastectomy pain syndrome has been reported frequently after surgical treatment. The …

[HTML][HTML] Pneumocephalus and chemical meningitis after inadvertent dural puncture during lumbar epidural injection

J Koo, KT Cho - Korean Journal of Neurotrauma, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Inadvertent dural puncture (IDP) is one of the complications of lumbar epidural steroid
injections (ESIs). We report a case in which pneumocephalus and chemical meningitis …