Molecular and genetic mechanisms of spinal stenosis formation: systematic review

VA Byvaltsev, AA Kalinin, PA Hernandez… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spinal stenosis (SS) is a multifactorial polyetiological condition characterized by the
narrowing of the spinal canal. This condition is a common source of pain among people over …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of radiofrequency neurotomy in managing chronic neck pain

L Manchikanti, NN Knezevic, E Knezevic, S Abdi… - Pain and therapy, 2023 - Springer
Background Extensive research into potential sources of neck pain and referred pain into
the upper extremities and head has shown that the cervical facet joints can be a potential …

Vertebrogenic pain: a paradigm shift in diagnosis and treatment of axial low back pain

A Conger, M Smuck, E Truumees, JC Lotz… - Pain …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background In 1966, an article reported that the source of chronic low back pain (CLBP)
could not be identified in 79% of male and 89% of female patients from a general practice …

Bipolar radiofrequency ablation of the superomedial (SM), superolateral (SL) and inferomedial (IM) genicular nerves for chronic osteoarthritis knee pain: a randomized …

W Malaithong, N Tontisirin, R Seangrung… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2023 - rapm.bmj.com
Background Variability in anatomy in the knees supports the use of aggressive lesioning
techniques such as bipolar-radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to treat knee osteoarthritis (KOA) …

3. Pain originating from the lumbar facet joints

SAS Van den Heuvel, SPC Cohen… - Pain …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Pain originating from the lumbar facets can be defined as pain that arises from
the innervated structures comprising the joint: the subchondral bone, synovium, synovial …

The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) guidelines for radiofrequency ablative procedures in patients with implanted devices

T Sowder, D Sayed, T Concannon, SH Pew… - Journal of Pain …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a treatment modality used in interventional pain
management to treat several conditions including chronic neck or back pain, sacroiliac joint …

American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine contrast shortage position statement

L Kohan, Z Pellis, DA Provenzano… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2022 - rapm.bmj.com
The medical field has been experiencing numerous drug shortages in recent years. The
most recent shortage to impact the field of interventional pain medicine is that of iodinated …

[HTML][HTML] Patient-perceived duration of effect of lidocaine and bupivacaine following diagnostic medial branch blocks; a multicenter study

BJ Schneider, M Joshi, R Ehsanian… - Interventional Pain …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To quantify the duration of pain relief reported in association with lidocaine and
bupivacaine in patients suffering from axial back pain, who reported a response of≥ 80 …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative systematic review and meta-analysis of Cochrane review of epidural injections for lumbar radiculopathy or sciatica

L Manchikanti, E Knezevic, RE Latchaw… - Pain …, 2022 - institutionalrepository.aah.org
Background: Epidural injections are among the most commonly performed procedures for
managing low back and lower extremity pain. Pinto et al and Chou et al previously …

[HTML][HTML] Dropped head syndrome: report of a rare complication after multilevel bilateral cervical radiofrequency neurotomy

HS Bajaj, AW Chapman - Pain Reports, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Methods: A 77-year-old man with cervicalgia, multilevel facet arthropathy, and a known
kyphosis in the setting of cervical degenerative disk disease underwent successful …