Musculoskeletal Diseases back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1-Chronic back pain 2-No response to conservative therapy (rest+analgesia+physiotherapy)for six months 3-Disc pathology (herniation, prolapse, inflammation and muscle spasm) in imaging by CT(COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY) or MRI (MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1-Patient refusal 2-Malignancy in the spine 3-Fracture in the spine 4-Infection at site of epidural injection 5-Coagulopathy 6-Increased intra-cranial pressure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VISUAL ANALOGUE SCORE | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Analgesic requirements;leg raising test;static numerical pain rating score;dynamic numerical pain rating score | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Assistant Professor, Faculty of medicine, Beni-Suef University