ArticleJournal of pain research2020
The Efficacy of Therapeutic Selective Nerve Block in Treating Lumbar Radiculopathy and Avoiding Surgery.
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- Complications during lumbar selective nerve root block: a scoping review.Acta neurochirurgica · 2025Article
- Functional Outcomes of Selective Nerve Root Block in Lumbar Radiculopathy Due to Intervertebral Disc Prolapse.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Prognostic factors of selective nerve root block under fluoroscopic guidance for the treatment of young patients with lumbar disc herniation and its role in preventing surgery.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Observational
- Pretreatment Prognostic Factors for Intradiscal Condoliase Injection in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation: Insights from Clinical and MRI-Based Quantitative Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- A Nomogram Model Integrating Inflammation Markers for Predicting the Risk of Recurrent Sciatica After Selective Nerve Root Blocks.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Selective Nerve Root Block for Different Types of Lumbar Disc Herniation: Study Protocol for a Single-Blind, Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Quality of Life and Functional Status of Patients with Lumbar Radiculopathy.Iranian journal of public health · 2024Article
- Indication and Limitation of Intradiscal Condoliase Injection for Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation: Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.Spine surgery and related research · 2024Review
- Functional Outcomes of Therapeutic Selective Nerve Root Block for Single-Segment Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Retrospective Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
- Therapeutic Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Selective Nerve Block on Chronic Cervical Radiculopathy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-guided versus fluoroscopy-guided lumbar selective nerve root block: a retrospective comparative study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy Assisted with Selective Nerve Root Block for Treating Radicular Pain with Diagnostic Uncertainty in the Elderly.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
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- Analysis of Conservative Treatment Trends for Lumbar Disc Herniation with Radiculopathy in Korea: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Short-Term Patient Outcomes Using the Interlaminar Endoscopic Surgical System Ilessys® Delta System versus Bilateral Laminotomy: A Single-Center Study of 80 Patients with Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023Article
- Efficacy of Nerve Root Block for the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis in Adults Older Than 80 Years of Age.Cureus · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSelective nerve root block (SNRB) is a procedure that can be used as a diagnostic or a therapeutic method. SNRB can be used in multiple sites, including cervical and lumbar . Our study aims to investigate the clinical effectiveness of the use of fluoroscopically guided therapeutic selective nerve root block as a non-surgical symptom management of lumbar radiculopathy. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis is a prospective study of therapeutic nerve root block in 76 patients with low back pain and/or sciatica at Jordan University Hospital. Data was collected by independent clinical interviewers, and visual analogue score (VAS) was used to measure pain severity.
resultsA total of 76 patients, 25 (32.8%) males and 51 (67.2%) females, underwent SNRB. 69 (90.7%) patients improved immediately after the procedure. Out of the total, 22 (28.9%) patients showed a long-term relief of symptoms and did not experience any recurrence during the three months of follow-up, while 47 (61.8%) experienced a recurrence of pain. In patients experiencing recurrence of symptoms, 35 needed surgery.
conclusionTherapeutic SNRB is an important procedure in the pain management of patients with lumbar radiculopathy caused by lumbar disc prolapse and foraminal stenosis. Our study showed that avoidance of surgery was achieved in up to 54% of patients; pain relief for at least 6 months was achieved in up to 29% of patients after a single SNRB. This makes it a very good second line of management after conservative treatment and a possible method to delay, and sometimes cease, the need for surgery.
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