• Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao · Oct 2010

    [Therapeutic effect of intradiscal electrothermal therapy for discogenic low back pain].

    • Qiao-dong Huang, Dai-gui Wei, Guo-dong Zhao, and Chong-rong Gao.
    • Department of Pain, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou 510260, China.
    • Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao. 2010 Oct 1;30(10):2406-7, 2410.

    ObjectiveTo observe the clinical efficacy and complications of intradiscal electrothermal therapy for treatment of discogenic low back pain.MethodsForty patients with discogenic low back pain were treated with intradiscal electrothermal therapy, and the changes in the VAS, functional status and complications after the treatment were analyzed. RESULTS The VAS score was decreased and the functional status improved obviously after the treatment, which caused no severe complications.ConclusionIntradiscal electrothermal therapy is safe and effective to rapidly achieve pain relief and obviously improve the functional status of patients with discogenic low back pain with few complications.

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