TY - JOUR
T1 - Intervention for low back pain
T2 - What does the evidence tell us?
AU - Sibell, David M.
AU - Fleisch, Juergen M.
PY - 2007/2
Y1 - 2007/2
N2 - Although interventional therapy for chronic spinal pain continues to be popular among patients and providers, the scientific evidence supporting these techniques has lagged behind their presence in the market. This article collates both classic and more recent experimental results involved in the interventional assessment and treatment of chronic spinal pain, and presents key findings for physicians. Although much of the body of evidence is either unsupportive or inconclusive, there are some definitive findings involving each technique that can help shape rational practice. As interventional pain medicine seeks to become a more validated specialty, introspection and advancing science will be key to this development.
AB - Although interventional therapy for chronic spinal pain continues to be popular among patients and providers, the scientific evidence supporting these techniques has lagged behind their presence in the market. This article collates both classic and more recent experimental results involved in the interventional assessment and treatment of chronic spinal pain, and presents key findings for physicians. Although much of the body of evidence is either unsupportive or inconclusive, there are some definitive findings involving each technique that can help shape rational practice. As interventional pain medicine seeks to become a more validated specialty, introspection and advancing science will be key to this development.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33846514015&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=33846514015&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11916-007-0016-8
DO - 10.1007/s11916-007-0016-8
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17214916
AN - SCOPUS:33846514015
SN - 1531-3433
VL - 11
SP - 14
EP - 19
JO - Current pain and headache reports
JF - Current pain and headache reports
IS - 1
ER -