Laurie Barclay, MD NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) May 06
Intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET) may be an effective alternative to spinal fusion or pain management for patients with chronic low back pain, according to results of a prospective longitudinal study reported in the May 1 issue of Spine. “A cohort of patients with chronic discogenic low-back pain who had failed to improve with comprehensive nonoperative care demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in pain, physical function, and quality of life at 2 years after IDET,” write Jeffrey A. Saal, MD, and Joel S. Saal, MD, from SOAR, Physiatry Medical Group in Menlo Park, California.
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