of epidural steroids in commonlow-back pain and sciatica wasinconsistent (5 trials demon-strated greater pain relief within the first month in the steroidgroup as compared to the control group, but 8 trials found nomeasurable benefits).17 A Coch-rane review of injection therapyfor subacute and...
This article contains the economic evaluation of the STAR-trial. Methods Participants were randomized to one of three study arms: Usual Care (UC), that is oral pain medication with or without physiotherapy, n = 45); intervention group 1: UC and transforaminal epidural steroid injection (...
The NERVES clinical trial, led by Dr. Martin Wilby at the Walton Neurological Center, compared the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of surgery with a steroid injection—admininstered into the lower back, between the spine and spinal cord—in patients with sciatica caused by a "slipped...
The clinical and cost effectiveness of steroid injection compared with night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome:the INSTINCTS randomised clinical trial study protocol. Chesterton LS,Dziedzic KS,Windt DAVD,et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders . 2016...
Background Manipulation under anaesthetic and Steroid Injection (MUA) is a traditional treatment for frozen shoulder (FS). Some clinicians believe arthroscopic release is superior. This study evaluates the clinical outcome of MUA for primary unilateral stage II FS and compared costs to interval release...
H. Furuhashi, T. R. Ohya, Y. Hara, A. Dobashi, K. Goda, and K. Sumiyama, "Clinical validity and cost effectiveness of prophylactic topical steroid injection to prevent stricture after widespread esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection," Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, vol. 85, no. 5S, 2017....
Objectives To appraise existing economic evaluations of epidural steroid injections (ESIs) for lumbar spinal stenosis and to estimate Medicare-based reimbursed amounts. Methods We searched PubMed through June 2011 for low back pain, spinal stenosis or sciatica, and ESI and included observational ...