ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2014
Lumbar sympathetic treatment in the management of lower limb pain.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- A single-blind randomized controlled trial of celiac plexus block for analgesia after whipple surgery.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Lumbar Sympathicolysis Attenuates Refractory Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in the Lower Extremities: A Prospective, Real-World Study.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Post-stroke hemiplegic limb cold sensation and sympathetic nervous regulation: A review.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Review
- Can Spinal Cord Stimulation be Considered as a Frontier for Chronic Pain in Diabetic Foot?Pain and therapy · 2025Review
- Advances in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain by Sympathetic Regulation.Current pain and headache reports · 2024Review
- The CT-Imaging Location of Lumbar 3 Sympathetic Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation for Sympathetic-Related Diseases Therapy.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Cauda equina syndrome by extrusion of lumbar disc after lumbar sympathetic neurolysis.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2023Article
- Quantitative Analysis of Real-Time Infrared Thermography for the Assessment of Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks: A Preliminary Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Chinese Association for the Study of Pain: Expert consensus on diagnosis and treatment for lumbar disc herniation.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Review
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- Therapeutic Approaches for Peripheral and Central Neuropathic Pain.Behavioural neurology · 2019Review
- How is chronic pain related to sympathetic dysfunction and autonomic dysreflexia following spinal cord injury?Autonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical · 2018Review
- Evaluation of combined radiofrequency and chemical blockade of multi-segmental lumbar sympathetic ganglia in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy.Journal of pain research · 2018Article
- Ganglion blocks as a treatment of pain: current perspectives.Journal of pain research · 2017Review
- Localized Sympathectomy Reduces Mechanical Hypersensitivity by Restoring Normal Immune Homeostasis in Rat Models of Inflammatory Pain.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2016Article
- Comparison of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Pulsed Radiofrequency Sympathectomy for Treating Painful Diabetic Neuropathy.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2015Article
- Progress in Sympathetically Mediated Pathological Pain.Journal of anesthesia and perioperative medicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
The sympathetic system has been a target for interventional treatment since the early half of the 20th century. One area targeted for treatment has been the lumbar sympathetics for lower limb pain. Physicians have treated various neuropathic and ischemic conditions employing the use of sympathetic procedures as a mode of treatment, yet the studies strongly supporting the utility of the procedure have been lacking. Anatomic studies have brought to light the complexity and variation that exists with identifying the locations of the ganglion. Studies have investigated the different methods to determine the highest yield and less risky approaches in performing the technique. Many studies have reported positive results with blockade and neurolysis, but review of the literature reveals poor strength quality and small sample population. These reports should be viewed as building blocks for more robust investigation. Interpretation of the results should be performed with caution, and translation into common practice implemented on a case by case basis.
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