Huang Qiao-dong, Wei Dai-gui, Zhao Guo-dong, Gao Chong-rong
Department of Pain, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou 510260, China.
Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao. 2010 Oct;30(10):2406-7, 2410.
To observe the clinical efficacy and complications of intradiscal electrothermal therapy for treatment of discogenic low back pain.
Forty 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.
Intradiscal 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.
观察椎间盘内电热疗法治疗盘源性下腰痛的临床疗效及并发症。
对40例盘源性下腰痛患者采用椎间盘内电热疗法进行治疗,并分析治疗后视觉模拟评分法(VAS)、功能状态及并发症的变化。结果:治疗后VAS评分降低,功能状态明显改善,未出现严重并发症。
椎间盘内电热疗法安全有效,能迅速缓解疼痛,明显改善盘源性下腰痛患者的功能状态,且并发症较少。