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Category: Volume 07 Issue 04 April 2019
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Title: Caudal epidurals compared with selective nerve root block as treatment for radicular nerve pain

Authors: Dr Bias Dev, Dr Simriti*, Dr Shiv Kumar, Dr Shalinder Sharma

 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i4.33

Abstract

The radiating pain to legs in case of prolapsed intervertebral disc disease is a disabling symptom which can last upto variable duration with majority of patients having resolution within 12 weeks and it’s this period which demand a effective treatment , for which selective nerve root blocks appear to be superior than caudal epidurals.

Keywords: Selective Nerve Root Block, caudal epidural, Radicular Pain.

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Corresponding Author

Dr Simriti

Department of Anatomy, GMC Jammu, J& K, 180001, India