April 28, 2009 — A new pain assessment tool helps separate radicular from axial low back pain (LBP), according to the results of a study reported online in the April issue of PLoS Medicine.

Credit: Shutterstock. For this review, the authors searched 5 large databases for studies that compared the use of anticonvulsants (i.e., topiramate, gabapentin, pregabalin) in adult patients with ...

We aimed to determine the efficacy and tolerability of anticonvulsants in the treatment of low back pain and lumbar radicular pain compared with placebo. METHODS: A search was conducted in 5 databases ...

The exclusion criteria included: rowers with specific causes of LBP, including inflammatory diseases, radicular pain or neurological deficits; musculoskeletal injuries to the extremities limiting ...

If approved, condoliase would be the first biologic or drug green-lit for lumbosacral radicular pain. Patients with this condition have been seeking relief, with varying degrees of success ...

Epidural glucocorticoid injection is an intervention commonly used for managing lumbosacral radicular pain. The goal of the injection is to administer glucocorticoids to the epidural space to ...

Chronic low back pain affects 7.5% of people worldwide and leads to significant years lived with disability. Current ...

The investigational injection SI-6603 may decrease pain scores for patients with radicular leg pain associated with lumbar disc herniation. Two phase 3 trials were performed in the U.S. and Japan.