ArticleIndian journal of dermatology
The Effect of Interventional Pain Management on Treating Postherpetic Neuralgia.
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- Treatment of Trigeminal Zoster-Associated Pain With Burst and Tonic Trigeminal Ganglion Stimulation: A Retrospective Study.Pain research & management · 2026Article
- Efficacy and Safety of High-Voltage Pulsed Radiofrequency versus Standard-Voltage Pulsed Radiofrequency for Patients with Neuropathic Pain: A Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
- The Effect of CT-Guided Pulsed Radiofrequency Combined with Ozone Injection on Zoster-Associated Pain: A Retrospective Study.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Development of a Model for Predicting the Effectiveness of Pulsed Radiofrequency on Zoster-Associated Pain.Pain and therapy · 2022Article
- Pulsed Radiofrequency Combined With Methylene Blue Paravertebral Nerve Block Effectively Treats Thoracic Postherpetic Neuralgia.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Effective Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia at the First Branch of the Trigeminal Nerve by High-Voltage Pulsed Radiofrequency.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Efficacy of Dorsal Root Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency Combined with Paravertebral Injection of Recombinant Human Interferon-α2b in Herpetic Neuralgia.Journal of pain research · 2021Article
- Efficacy of different interventions for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Article
- CT-Guided Pulsed Radiofrequency at Different Voltages in the Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundHerpes zoster (HZ) is identified to induce postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) which is difficult to cure. PHN-related pain brings patients not only physical discomfort but also mental depression and anxiety. Currently, the main purpose of PHN treatment is to reduce patients' pain. Now treatment combining some international pain management and drug therapy has come up. AIMS AND
objectiveThis study aims to evaluate the effect of interventional management through meta-analysis. MATERIALS AND
methodsInterventional pain management was defined as a direct strategy on nerve through physical or chemical method. Drug therapy was always regarded as control. Potentially relevant articles were searched in PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library through key words by consensus. Pain severity was evaluated by a validated visual analog scale (VAS). Moreover, the weighted mean difference was used to calculate pain intensity. Some trails recorded the efficiency rate and odds ratio was used to calculate the effectiveness. Statistical heterogeneity was measured by the value of
resultsPulsed radiofrequency (PRF) combined with medication reduced the VAS scores at 1, 2, 4, and 8 weeks after treatment. The nerve block combined with medication reduced VAS scores at 8 weeks after treatment, but there is no difference between the results of medication alone at 1, 2, and 4 weeks after treatment.
conclusionThe interventional mean of PRF combined with medication has a good effect on PHN. The effect of nerve block combined with medication on PHN seems to be the same as that of medication alone. Besides, a long period with high-quality randomized controlled trial should be done to verify the results.
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