2024
A comparison of steroid dose with or without local anesthetic in lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections
Chow R, Ng J, Wood M, Yanez D, He Z, Rajput K. A comparison of steroid dose with or without local anesthetic in lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections. Pain Practice 2024 PMID: 39305041, DOI: 10.1111/papr.13410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidural steroid injectionsHigh-dose steroidsInterlaminar epidural steroid injectionsLow-dose steroidsInterlaminar ESILow-dose dexamethasonePercentage of patientsPain reliefSteroid injectionMonths follow-upLocal anestheticsSteroid doseLumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injectionsTransforaminal epidural steroid injectionPercentage of pain reliefHigh-dose dexamethasoneModerate to significant improvementNRS pain scoresSignificant pain improvementSignificant pain reliefNon-particulate steroidsBaseline demographic dataTransforaminal ESILumbar radiculopathyPain improvement
2022
Trigger point injection therapies for chronic myofascial neck and back pain: A systematic review
Debrosse M, Shergill S, Shah A, Patel K, Gulati A, Rajput K. Trigger point injection therapies for chronic myofascial neck and back pain: A systematic review. Interventional Pain Medicine 2022, 1: 100076. PMID: 39238525, PMCID: PMC11373026, DOI: 10.1016/j.inpm.2022.100076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrigger point injectionsOnabotulinum toxin ACase-control studyNormal salineToxin ABack painOnabotulinum toxinPain improvementInclusion criteriaControl studyNewcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment ScaleTrigger point injection therapyGreater pain improvementOutcome time pointPoint injection therapyTime pointsBotulinum toxin AQuality Assessment ScaleShort-term time pointsSterile water groupElectronic literature databasesDatabase startImproved painInjection therapyPain outcomes