Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jul 2000
Nonsurgical treatment of zygapophyseal joint cyst-induced radicular pain.
To evaluate the role of fluoroscopically guided injection procedures in the nonsurgical treatment of zygapophyseal joint cyst-induced radicular pain. ⋯ Preliminary findings suggest a role for fluoroscopically guided injection techniques in the nonsurgical treatment of zygapophyseal joint cyst-induced radicular pain, with up to one-third of patients experiencing lasting symptomatic relief.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jul 2000
Effect of varying frequency, intensity, and pulse duration of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on primary hyperalgesia in inflamed rats.
To examine the effect of varying frequency, intensity, and pulse duration of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on primary hyperalgesia (increased response to a noxious stimuli) to heat and mechanical stimuli induced by carrageenan paw inflammation in rats. ⋯ High-frequency TENS reduces primary hyperalgesia to heat and mechanical stimuli for up to 1 day after treatment. In contrast, low-frequency TENS is ineffective in reducing primary hyperalgesia. Varying intensity or pulse duration had no effect on the degree of antihyperalgesia produced by high-frequency TENS.