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01-05-2011 | Editorial
Cryoneurolysis for the treatment of lumbar zygoapophyseal joint pain
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 5/2011
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The myriad of treatment options available for low-back pain aptly focus on several issues:
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The universality of the problem afflicting populations across various ages, occupations and countries.
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The enormous burden it imposes both in terms of patient suffering and medical costs.
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The multitude of existing mechanisms that may be responsible that often require differing treatment strategies.
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All potential pain sources may not manifest individually but in a complex and often tandem fashion, which makes their exact identification even more elusive.
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Pain perception itself is a complex domain greatly influenced by one’s personality and various psychological factors, such as anxiety and depression.
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None of the strategies works to take care of the lower-back pain in its entirety.