Spinal Stenosis: No Added Benefit With Combo Injections
(MedPage Today) -- Epidural glucocorticoid-lidocaine injections for lumbar spinal stenosis did not improve pain or functioning at 6 weeks compared with epidural injections of lidocaine alone. (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - July 3, 2014 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Steroid Epidural Injections No Benefit in Spinal Stenosis Steroid Epidural Injections No Benefit in Spinal Stenosis
Epidural injection of glucocorticoids plus lidocaine offered minimal or no short-term benefit in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Epidural Steroids Generally Are Ineffective for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (FREE)
By Allan S. Brett, MD
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
A steroid-lidocaine combination is essentially no better than lidocaine alone for patients with symptomatic central lumbar spinal stenosis, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study.U.S. researchers randomized 400 … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - July 3, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Outcomes After Microdecompression of Spinal StenosisOutcomes After Microdecompression of Spinal Stenosis
This new study takes a look at the postoperative outcome 5 years after interspinous microdecompression for lumbar spinal stenosis. What are the results? Spine (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - April 3, 2014 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news
The SSPANLI Randomized Controlled Trial ProtocolThe SSPANLI Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol
SSPANLI aims to promote physical activity and nutritional education in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Read on to learn more. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - January 9, 2014 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news
Sucampo reports promising results from Phase IIa lumbar spinal stenosis study
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals has reported positive results from its Phase IIa study evaluating safety and efficacy of an intravenously (IV) administered compound of the company's ion channel activator programme in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. (Source: Drug Development Technology)
Source: Drug Development Technology - December 24, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Trends in the Surgical Management of Lumbar Spinal StenosisTrends in the Surgical Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
This study reports on the US nationwide surgical rates in recent years. Spine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news
Sedimentation Sign in Lumbar Stenosis Differential DiagnosisSedimentation Sign in Lumbar Stenosis Differential Diagnosis
Is the sedimentation sign a viable diagnostic indicator for lumbar spinal stenosis? Spine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news
Diagnosis of Lumbar Spinal StenosisDiagnosis of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
A variety of tests are used to diagnose lumbar spinal stenosis. How accurate are they -- and which are the most promising? Spine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news
Laser Spine Institute Research Published By Accredited Medical Journals
Latest research reveals minimally invasive spine surgery in an outpatient setting for elderly patients is beneficial Laser Spine Institute, the leader in minimally invasive spine surgery, is proud to announce that two of its recent research studies on treating Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (LSS) were published in March 2013 both in the Journal of Spine and the Journal of Orthopaedics. LSS is the narrowing of the spinal canal caused by age-related degenerative process such as bony overgrowth or enlargement of the joints... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
