ArticleScientific reports2017
Effectiveness of a multimodal pain management concept for patients with cervical radiculopathy with focus on cervical epidural injections.
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- Clinical Efficacy of Epidural Injections of Local Anesthetic Alone or Combined with Steroid for Neck Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.BioMed research international · 2022Pooled it
- Manual Therapy in Cervical and Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review of the Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Increase in Strength After Multimodal Pain Management Concept in Patients with Cervical Radiculopathy-A Non-Randomized, Uncontrolled Clinical Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Trial
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- The Role of a Decision Support System in Back Pain Diagnoses: A Pilot Study.BioMed research international · 2019Trial
- Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Preoperative Coronal MRI-Guided Minimally Invasive Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023Article
- A clinical decision support system in back pain helps to find the diagnosis: a prospective correlation study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Alleviating cervical radiculopathy by manipulative correction of reversed cervical lordosis: 4 years follow-up.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2021Article
- Coblation annuloplasty in cervical discogenic pain without radiculopathy.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2020Article
- Patient-Reported Outcomes and Satisfaction after Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection for Cervical Radiculopathy.Galen medical journal · 2019Article
- Surgical Treatment of Iatrogenic Steroid Injection-induced Myelomalacia.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2018Article
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Abstract
Cervical radiculopathy has become an increasing problem worldwide. Conservative treatment options have been recommended in many reviews on cervical radiculopathy, ranging from different types of physiotherapy to waiting for remission by natural history. No multimodal pain management concept (MPM) on an inpatient basis has been evaluated. This study aimed at showing the positive short-term effects of an inpatient multimodal pain management concept with focus on cervical translaminar epidural steroid injection for patients with cervical radiculopathy. 54 patients who had undergone inpatient MPM for 10 days were evaluated before and after 10-days treatment. The NRS (0-10) value for arm pain could be reduced from 6.0 (IQR 5.7-6.8) to 2.25 (IQR 2.0-3.1) and from 5.9 (IQR 4.8-6.0) to 2.0 (IQR 1.7-2.6) for neck pain. Neck pain was reduced by 57.4% and arm pain by 62.5%. 2 days after epidural steroid injection, pain was reduced by 40.1% in the neck and by 43.4% in the arms. MPM seems to be an efficient short-term approach to treating cervical radiculopathy. Cervical translaminar epidural steroid injection is an important part of this concept. In the absence of a clear indication for surgery, MPM represents a treatment option.
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