Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
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Pain in the low back, buttock, and/or lower extremity (pain NRS > 4) with standing, walking and/or spinal extension (buttock/leg > back pain) | Cognitive impairment that renders the patient unable to give informed consent or provide accurate data. |
Roland-Morris score of at least 7 | Fibromyalgia diagnosis, chronic widespread pain, lower extremity amputation, Parkinson's, head injury, stroke, other neurologic conditions. |
Mild-moderate-severe lumbar central canal spinal stenosis identified by MRI or CT according to the criteria of Boden et al. [12] | Severe vascular, pulmonary or coronary artery disease that limits ambulation including recent myocardial infarction (within the last 6 months). |
Lower extremity symptoms consistent with neurogenic claudication | Spinal instability requiring surgery. |
Must be able to read English and complete the assessment instruments | Severe osteoporosis as defined by multiple compression fractures or a fracture at the same level as the stenosis. |
Age 50 or older | Metastatic cancer. |
 | Excessive alcohol consumption or evidence of non-prescribed or illegal drug use as determined by the TICS screening questionnaire (1 or more positive answer). |
 | Possible pregnancy or other condition that precludes the use of fluoroscopy. |
 | Concordant pain with internal rotation of the hip (or known hip joint pathology). |
 | Active local or systemic infection. |
 | Allergy to local anesthetic, steroid or contrast. |