Background: Chronic axial spinal pain is one of the major causes of significant disability and
health care costs, with facet joints as one of the proven causes of pain. Objective: To provide …

Abstract Background context The North American Spine Society's (NASS) Evidence Based
Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain features evidence …

Background The past two decades have witnessed a surge in the use of lumbar facet blocks
and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to treat low back pain (LBP), yet nearly all aspects of the …

Background The past two decades have witnessed a surge in the use of cervical spine joint
procedures including joint injections, nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation to treat …

The aim of this study was to present and compare the content of (inter) national clinical
guidelines for the management of low back pain. To rationalise the management of low back …

Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain is an underappreciated source of mechanical low back pain,
affecting between 15 and 30% of individuals with chronic, nonradicular pain. Predisposing …

Background The objective of this review is to evaluate the efficacy of Pulsed Radiofrequency
(PRF) treatment in chronic pain management in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and well …

Radiofrequency neurotomy (RFN), also known as radiofrequency ablation (RFA), is a
common interventional procedure used to treat pain from an innervated structure. RFN has …

Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. To systematically assess benefits and harms of
nonsurgical interventional therapies for low back and radicular pain. Summary of …

Introduction Painful lumbar spinal disorders represent a leading cause of disability in the US
and worldwide. Interventional treatments for lumbar disorders are an effective treatment for …