2016
Abobotulinum Toxin A in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain
Machado D, Kumar A, Jabbari B. Abobotulinum Toxin A in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain. Toxins 2016, 8: 374. PMID: 27983689, PMCID: PMC5198568, DOI: 10.3390/toxins8120374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painLow back painVisual analog scaleOswestry Low Back Pain Disability QuestionnaireAbobotulinum toxin ABack painQuality of lifeToxin APain Disability QuestionnairePatient Global ImpressionLevel of painPrimary outcome measureProportion of respondersStrong analgesic effectAbobotulinum toxinOswestry scorePlacebo groupAnalgesic effectDisability QuestionnaireMore patientsStudy cohortAnalog scaleGlobal ImpressionMultifactorial pathophysiologyPatients' perceptions
2007
Physiology of the motor cortex in polio survivors
Lupu VD, Danielian L, Johnsen JA, Vasconcelos OM, Prokhorenko OA, Jabbari B, Campbell WW, Floeter MK. Physiology of the motor cortex in polio survivors. Muscle & Nerve 2007, 37: 177-182. PMID: 17990291, DOI: 10.1002/mus.20913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral motor conduction timeTranscranial magnetic stimulationPolio survivorsMotor cortexPaired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulationsMotor conduction timeMotor cortex excitabilityPost-polio syndromeTibialis anterior muscleMaximal motorCortex excitabilityTwitch interpolationCentral fatigueCorticospinal systemMaximal contractionHealthy controlsMotor neuronsAnterior muscleConduction timeMagnetic stimulationFunctional changesRecruitment curvesPolioSurvivorsCortexTreatment of chronic low back pain with botulinum neurotoxins
Jabbari B. Treatment of chronic low back pain with botulinum neurotoxins. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2007, 11: 352-358. PMID: 17894925, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-007-0217-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBotulinum ToxinsClinical Trials as TopicHumansLow Back PainMuscle, SkeletalRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicConceptsLow back painChronic low back painBack painParaspinal musclesRefractory chronic low back painRefractory low back painFlu-like reactionsSignificant pain reliefOpen-label studyPlacebo-controlled studyBotulinum toxin ALumbar erector spinaeBotulinum treatmentPain reliefTechniques of treatmentLumbar levelsToxin AErector spinaePainSide effectsTrigger pointsInjection siteTotal dosePatientsEarly response