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篇名 |
Options for Treatment of Chronic Intractable Low Back Pain:A Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial between Pulsed Radiofrequency Stimulation and Topical Steroid Injection of the L2 Intervertebral Foramen Nerve Root |
作者 |
Keng-Tao Chung, Sung-Kai Lin, Chih-Dong Yang |
卷期/出版年月 |
43卷4期 (2010/8) |
頁次 |
165-173 |
摘要 |
Objective: A comparison of the effects of pulsed radiofrequency stimulation and
topical steroid injection of the L2 intervertebral foramen nerve root for chronic
intractable low back pain was made in a prospective, randomized, double blind
controlled trial.
Methods: Twenty-five screened out of 81 patients entered the study. One was
excluded just before the intervention and 2 were lost to follow-up. In one group of
patients (N=11, group I) pulsed radiofrequency was used and in the other group
(N=11, group II) only a topical steroid was given. The visual analog scale (VAS),
Oswestry disability index (ODI), Roland-Morris disability questionnaire (RMDQ),
and Short-Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire were used to measure the treatment
effects.
Results: Six months after treatment a significant reduction in ODI and RMDQ
scores was demonstrated in both groups, but there was no significant difference
between the two groups. The quality of life scales showed a positive trend in both
groups in the SF-36 domain physical functioning, bodily pain, role emotional and
mental health, but significance was reached only in the domain bodily pain at 6
months in group I.
Conclusions: This study suggests that for chronic intractable low back pain,
treatment with PRF stimulation of the L2 intervertebral foramen nerve root is
equally effective in comparison with treatment of intervertebral foramen nerve root
steroid injection. |
關鍵詞 |
pulsed radiofrequency, intractable low back pain, stimulation of nerve root |
分類 |
Original Article |
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