A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of intradiscal electrothermal therapy for the treatment of discogenic low back pain ☆

作者: Kevin J Pauza , Susan Howell , Paul Dreyfuss , John H Peloza , Kathryn Dawson

DOI: 10.1016/J.SPINEE.2003.07.001

关键词: Placebo-controlled studyBack painLow back painContext (language use)Visual analogue scalePlaceboPhysical therapyRandomized controlled trialNumber needed to treatSurgeryMedicine

摘要: BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET) is a treatment for discogenic low back pain the efficacy of which has not been rigorously tested. PURPOSE: To …

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