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- Title
Intradiscal injection for the management of low back pain.
- Authors
Zhang, Fu; Wang, Songjuan; Li, Baoliang; Tian, Wei; Zhou, Zhiyu; Liu, Shaoyu
- Abstract
Low back pain (LBP) is a common clinical problem and a major cause of physical disability, imposing a prominent socioeconomic burden. Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) has been considered the main cause of LBP. The current treatments have limited efficacy because they cannot address the underlying degeneration. With an increased understanding of the complex pathological mechanism of IDD, various medications and biological reagents have been used for intradiscal injection for the treatment of LBP. There is increasing clinical evidence showing the benefits of these therapies on symptomatic relief and their potential for disc repair and regeneration by targeting the disrupted pathways underlying the cause of the disease. A brief overview of the potential and limitations for these therapies are provided in this review, based on the recent and available data from clinical trials and systematic reviews. Finally, future perspectives are discussed.
- Subjects
LUMBAR pain; INTERVERTEBRAL disk; BIOLOGICAL reagents; INJECTIONS; DISABILITIES
- Publication
JOR Spine, 2022, Vol 5, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2572-1143
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jsp2.1186