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Papers: 30 Jul 2022 - 5 Aug 2022


Pharmacology/Drug Development


2022 Aug


Pain Physician


25


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Review of Interventional Treatments for Cluneal Neuropathy.

Authors

Gill B, Cheng DS, Buchanan P, Lee DW
Pain Physician. 2022 Aug; 25(5):355-363.
PMID: 35901475.

Abstract

The most common presentation of cluneal neuropathy is ipsilateral low back and gluteal pain. Cluneal neuralgia has been described historically in surgical contexts, with much of the description and treatment related to entrapment and decompression, respectively. Treatment options for addressing axial low back pain have evolved with advancements in the field of interventional pain medicine, though clinical results remain inconsistent. Recent attention has turned toward peripheral nerve stimulation. Nonsurgical interventions targeting the superior and medial cluneal nerve branches have been performed in cases of low back and buttock pain, but there is no known review of the resulting evidence to support these practices.