Is 5% dextrose prolotherapy effective for radicular low back pain?
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Prolotherapy injections for chronic low back pain: a systematic review.
STUDY DESIGN A systematic review of randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials. OBJECTIVES To determine the efficacy of prolotherapy injections in adults with chronic low back pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Prolotherapy is an injection-based treatment for chronic low back pain. Proponents of prolotherapy suggest that some back pain stems from weakened or damaged ligaments. Repeated...
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عنوان ژورنال: GULHANE MEDICAL JOURNAL
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2146-8052
DOI: 10.26657/gulhane.00069