Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Qigong versus exercise versus no therapy for patients with chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial.
Randomized controlled trial. ⋯ Qigong was more effective than no treatment in patients with chronic neck pain. Further studies could be designed without waiting list control and should use a larger sample to clarify the value of qigong compared to exercise therapy.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effective dose of peri-operative oral pregabalin as an adjunct to multimodal analgesic regimen in lumbar spinal fusion surgery.
A prospective, randomized, controlled, and double-blind trial. ⋯ Perioperative administration of pregabalin 150 mg before and 12 hours after surgery, but not 75 mg, significantly reduced opioid consumption and the use of additional pain rescue for 48 hours after surgery without significant side effects in patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Transforaminal epidural clonidine versus corticosteroid for acute lumbosacral radiculopathy due to intervertebral disc herniation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of selected patients with discogenic low back pain: a small-sized randomized trial.