Efficacy of distal peripheral nerve blocks in lumbar radicular pain: A randomized placebo-controlled triple-blinded study
In single-level lumbar disc prolapse with unilateral radicular pain, injection of bupivacaine 0.5% (a sodium channel blocker) around tender nerves near the ankle provides clinically significant relief in pain and SLRT at 30 min when compared to placebo.
Authors
- Omeshwar Singh
- Vivek Jha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9037-8386)
- Jatin Aggarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2118-0946)
- Gaurav Kumar Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9996-9422)
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_90_24
- Primary Topic
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00