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Filter by:Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Injection is helpful for the treatment of lumbosacral radicular pain. But needle handling during the procedure may cause pain and discomfort to the patient. At the local skin anesthesia step, local anesthetics injection to the muscle layer along the needle pathway as well as the subcutaneous layer may reduce the procedural pain. In addition, it can reduce the injection site pain that may occur after the procedure.
The five-repetition sit-to-stand test (5R-STS) has been used in many medical disciplines, but has never been correlated with or validated in regard to degenerative spinal diseases. The investigators aim to assess the possibility of using the standardized 5R-STS as an objective measure of functional impairment and pain severity in patients with degenerative lumbar spinal diseases.
This study evaluates the incidence of intravascular injection during cervical transforaminal epidural block using blunt needle, compared to the sharp needle. The investigators will performed cervical transforaminal epidural block using blunt-type block needle in half of participants or sharp-type block needle in the other half.
Treatment of chronic low-back pain with low-dose naltrexone and acetaminophen combination: a small, randomized, double-Blind, and placebo-controlled clinical trial with an open-label extension for none-responders
Evaluation of central (cerebral) effects of Pulsed RadioFrequency (PRF) on the lumbar DRG (Dorsal Root Ganglion), using fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging ). Feasibility study (after which an interim analysis is done): 5 subjects in order to detect measurable central effects inducted by PRF on DRG, follow up study 20. Total amount of subjects 25.
compare cervical interlaminar epidural injection of betamethasone (9mg) and cervical transforaminal epidural injection of dexamethasone (15 mg) for cervical radicular pain
The purpose of this study is to determine if light sedation with spinal anesthesia reduces the incidence of delirium compared to receiving general anesthesia during spinal surgery in older adults.
This is a trial to validate the use of the STarT Back Screening Tool (SBST) in the Military Health System for patients with low back pain presenting to primary care.
Cervical radicular pain is relatively common, often treated with epidural steroid injection (ESI), when conservative treatments like oral analgesics, physical therapy and activity modification have failed. There are no universal clinical practice guidelines for the use of diluents when CESI are performed. Interlaminar CESI may be performed with or without the use of local anesthetics, due to training bias or theoretical concerns of weakness. CESI without the benefit of local anesthetic as a steroid diluent increases the latency of pain relief and may decrease diagnostic information immediately after a CESI with regard to pain generators responsible for symptoms, and may potentially decrease patient satisfaction. By evaluating the effects of local anesthetic as a diluent during interlaminar cervical ESI, we will enhance the safety of this treatment with regard to expectations of objective motor weakness as well as post procedure pain control and patient satisfaction in the recovery phase after the injection procedure. Research Question: Does lidocaine versus saline as a steroid diluent effect objective upper extremity strength following cervical epidural steroid injection in patients being treated for cervical radiculitis? Null Hypothesis: Cervical epidural steroid injections that include local anesthetic as a diluent have no effect on objective upper extremity strength following the injection. We hypothesized that cervical epidural lidocaine will cause an objective decrease in strength in functional movements of the upper extremity.
Neuropathic pain is often a result of direct diseases of peripheral or central nervous system with an estimated prevalence of 8% of adults and this pain is associated with significant consequences because of longer symptom duration and severity than many of the other pain syndromes. Functional brain imaging has revealed that many regions of the brain are engaged by painful events, but specific areas such as the thalamus have been markedly implicated. The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and safety of MRI-guided focused ultrasound treatment using the ExAblate Transcranial System in patients suffering from Neuropathic pain. This treatment modality offers non-invasive precise treatment potential for these patients.