The effectiveness of intradermal sterile water injection for low back pain in the emergency department: A prospective, randomized controlled study - PubMed

In this unblinded study, ISWI with systemic therapy improved pain outcomes more than systemic therapy alone. Further research is needed to determine whether this was due entirely to placebo effect.
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