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Table 6 Visual Analogue Pain Scale (VAPS)

From: Comparison of the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided versus fluoroscopy-guided medial lumbar bundle branch block on pain related to lumbar facet joints: a multicenter randomized controlled non-inferiority study

 

No thermocoagulation

N = 34

Thermocoagulation

N = 16

P-value

Bonferroni test

Before

6.4 ± 1.8

6.4 ± 2.0

1.0

1 week after LMBB

4.5 ± 2.3

4.2 ± 2.3

1.0

1 month after LMBB

4.5 ± 2.5

2.9 ± 2.4

0.08

 

Analysis of variance for repeated measures by Mixed Models:

Thermocoagulation x Time interaction: p = 0.046

  1. Data are mean ± SD