Josh Levin
Stanford University
13 Papers
5 Citations
Josh Levin is an academic researcher from Stanford University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Low back pain & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 13 publications.
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Papers
Intradiscal Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection for Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain: Preliminary Results from a Prospective Trial.
TL;DR: This trial demonstrates encouraging preliminary 6 month findings, using strict categorical success criteria, for intradiscal PRP as a treatment for presumed discogenic low back pain.
Corticosteroid Injections Into Lumbar Facet Joints: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial.
David J Kennedy,Lisa Huynh,Joseph Wong,Ryan Mattie,Josh Levin,Matthew Smuck,Byron J. Schneider +6 more
TL;DR: Corticosteroid injections into the lumbar z-joints were not effective in reducing the need for radiofrequency neurotomy of the medial branches in those with z-Joint pain confirmed by dual comparative medial branch blocks.
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Does Immediate Pain Relief After an Injection into the Sacroiliac Joint with Anesthetic and Corticosteroid Predict Subsequent Pain Relief
TL;DR: Clinically significant positive likelihood ratios of anesthetic response to SIJ injection are more limited and less robust, but are valuable in predicting 50% relief or 100% relief at two to four weeks.
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Pain and Functional Outcomes After Sacroiliac Joint Injection with Anesthetic and Corticosteroid at Six Months, Stratified by Anesthetic Response and Physical Exam Maneuvers.
Byron J Schneider,Reza Ehsanian,Reza Ehsanian,Lisa Huynh,Josh Levin,Patricia Zheng,Patricia Zheng,David J Kennedy +7 more
TL;DR: SIJ steroid injection based on referral clinical diagnosis is unlikely to demonstrate true injection efficacy, and more specific selection criteria are warranted.
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A Narrative Review of Intra-articular Zygapophysial Steroid Injections for Lumbar Zygapophysial-Mediated Pain
Byron J. Schneider,Josh Levin +1 more
TL;DR: Based on the current available evidence, it is likely that there is a small subset of patients with low back pain that may respond to lumbar z-joint steroid injections, though experimentally, these have only been identified as those with abnormal z-Joint uptake on SPECT imaging.
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