In reference to Manchikanti et al's criticism of ACOEM guidelines [0.03%]
关于Manchikanti等人对ACOEM指南的批评的意见
Kurt T Hegmann,James B Talmage,Elizabeth Genovese et al.
Kurt T Hegmann et al.
Pulsed radiofrequency of lumbar dorsal root ganglia for chronic post-amputation stump pain [0.03%]
腰椎背根神经节脉冲射频治疗幻肢痛
Vidya Ramanavarapu,Thomas T Simopoulos
Vidya Ramanavarapu
Background: Chronic pain following limb amputations is now a recognized chronic pain syndrome usually described in a combination of phantom and stump pain. Both stump and phantom pain continue to be significant treatment ...
Case Reports
Pain physician. 2008 Jul-Aug;11(4):561-6. DOI: 2008
Use of spinal cord stimulator for treatment of lumbar radiculopathy in a patient with severe kyphoscoliosis [0.03%]
脊柱侧凸患者腰椎放射痛的脊髓刺激器治疗案例分析
Joseph Atallah,Freda A Armah,Daryl Wong et al.
Joseph Atallah et al.
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been a therapeutic option for chronic pain for over 40 years with a common indication being failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS). This case reports the successful implantation of a spinal cord stimulator in ...
Case Reports
Pain physician. 2008 Jul-Aug;11(4):555-9. DOI: 2008
Timothy J Lamer,Jeffrey M Tiede,Douglas S Fenton
Timothy J Lamer
Background: Any spine structure that is innervated by afferent nociceptive nerve fibers is a potential pain generator. In the lumbar spine, the most studied pain generators include: sacroiliac joints, the zygapophysial jo...
Case Reports
Pain physician. 2008 Jul-Aug;11(4):549-54. DOI: 2008
Dominic Harmon,Michael O&#x;Sullivan
Dominic Harmon
We describe a case report and technique for using a portable ultrasound scanner and a curvilinear transducer (4-5MHz) (SonoSite Micromaxx SonoSite, Inc. 21919 30th Drive SE Bothwell W. A.) to guide sacroiliac joint (SIJ) injection. A 42-yea...
Case Reports
Pain physician. 2008 Jul-Aug;11(4):543-7. DOI: 2008
Does opioid use for pain management warrant routine bone mass density screening in men? [0.03%]
男性镇痛性使用阿片类药物是否需要常规骨密度筛查？
Joseph D Fortin,Gina M Bailey,Joel A Vilensky
Joseph D Fortin
Background: Although opioids are known to inhibit testosterone production and bone formation, no prior study has investigated the relationship between opioid use in male subjects and bone mass density measurements. ...
Systematic review of lumbar provocation discography in asymptomatic subjects with a meta-analysis of false-positive rates [0.03%]
无症状个体腰椎刺激盘造影系统回顾及假阳性率元分析
Lee R Wolfer,Richard Derby,Jeong-Eun Lee et al.
Lee R Wolfer et al.
Background: Lumbar provocation discography is a controversial diagnostic test. Currently, there is a concern that the test has an unacceptably high false-positive rate. ...
Review
Pain physician. 2008 Jul-Aug;11(4):513-38. DOI: 2008
The biomechanics of the lumbosacral region in acute and chronic low back pain patients [0.03%]
急性及慢性下腰痛患者的腰骶区域生物力学研究
Güldal Funda Nakipoğlu,Aynur Karagöz,Nese Ozgirgin
Güldal Funda Nakipoğlu
Background: A previous study examined the relationship between the sacral inclination angle (SIA), lumbosacral angle (LSA) and sacral horizontal angle (SHA) and spinal mobility in acute low back pain and chronic low back ...
Randomized Controlled Trial
Pain physician. 2008 Jul-Aug;11(4):505-11. DOI: 2008
Effectiveness of thoracic medial branch blocks in managing chronic pain: a preliminary report of a randomized, double-blind controlled trial [0.03%]
胸壁内侧支神经阻滞治疗慢性疼痛的有效性：一项随机双盲对照试验的初步报告
Laxmaiah Manchikanti,Vijay Singh,Frank J E Falco et al.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti et al.
Background: Thoracic facet joints have been implicated as the source of chronic pain in the mid back or upper back in 34% to 48% of the patients. Various therapeutic techniques utilized in managing chronic thoracic pain o...
Clinical Trial
Pain physician. 2008 Jul-Aug;11(4):491-504. DOI: 2008
An ethical analysis of crisis in chronic pain care: facts, issues and problems in pain medicine; Part I [0.03%]
慢性疼痛治疗危机的伦理分析：疼痛医学的事实、问题及困境（上篇）
James Giordano,Michael E Schatman
James Giordano
We posit that in order to realistically, fully, and most positively affect the capability of implementing a more comprehensive paradigm of pain care it is necessary to: 1) recognize the complexity of chronic pain; 2) account for economic fa...