2024
Relationship of pain relief with catastrophizing following interventional pain procedures for low back pain
Rajput K, Howie B, Danesh J, Zhao X, Lin H, Yanez D, Chow R. Relationship of pain relief with catastrophizing following interventional pain procedures for low back pain. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2024, rapm-2023-105247. PMID: 38744446, DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2023-105247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic low back painPain Catastrophizing Scale scoresPain Catastrophizing ScaleBrief Pain InventoryLow back painPain severity scorePain severitySteroid injectionBack painPain interventionsAssociated with worse pain outcomesFollow-upRelationship of pain reliefResponses to pain interventionsSeverity scoreInterventional pain proceduresActivity-related painFluoroscopic-guided injectionPost-injectionBaseline painPrior surgeryOpioid useClinically meaningful changePain outcomesPain relief
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