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" Given the increasing concerns expressed by many regarding the future of pain specialists and the increasing demand for evidence-based practice, it is critical for all of us to take a hard look at those mainstream methods used to treat acute and chronic pain patients.
Show Me the Money
" From the preceding limited database and example, I submit that it is quite safe to assume that lumbar epidural steroid injections and sympathetic blockades for low back pain are generating an enormous amount of money for pain specialists and facilities in which they practice. Let us now turn our attention to the scientific evidence for these procedures.
Show Me the Science
" The current level of evidence for lumbar epidural injections and sympathetic nerve blocks with low back pain appears to be extremely weak. Thus, the scientific efficacy is not present.
Conclusions and Recommendations
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