Publications by authors named "N Bender"
Background: Cervical interlaminar epidural steroid injections (CIESI) are frequently used to treat cervical radiculopathy due to cervical nerve root impingement.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of CIESI for patients with cervical radiculopathy.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of consecutive adult patients with cervical radicular pain and corroborative cervical spondylotic foraminal stenosis on MRI that failed at least 6 weeks of conservative management consisting of medication and physical rehabilitation seen at a multidisciplinary, tertiary academic spine center.
Radiation exposure during basivertebral nerve radiofrequency ablations.
Interv Pain Med
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the average fluoroscopic time and radiation exposure during basivertebral nerve radiofrequency ablations (BVNRFA), a new treatment for chronic low back pain that utilizes fluoroscopy for precise probe placement.
- - A total of 55 patients were analyzed; the findings revealed an average fluoroscopic time of 152.5 seconds, with radiation exposure quantified as a cumulative dose of 70.3 mGy.
- - The results highlight that the average fluoroscopic time required for BVNRFA is approximately 2.5 minutes, contributing valuable data on radiation safety during this procedure.
Humans adapt their life history strategy and lifestyle behavior to the environment. The social restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic in the years 2020-2021 led to changes in diet and physical activity habits in large parts of populations worldwide. Additionally, many people reported an increase in body weight during the pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWavefront shaping allows focusing light through or inside strongly scattering media, but the background intensity also increases which reduces the target's contrast. By combining transmission or deposition matrices for different regions, we construct joint operators to achieve spatially resolved control of light in diffusive systems. The eigenmode of a contrast operator can maximize the power contrast between a target and its surrounding.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare pain levels of intra-articular hip steroid injections performed with and without prior subcutaneous local anesthesia (LA) injection.
Design: Randomized prospective study.
Setting: University-based musculoskeletal clinic.