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 …

Background: The therapeutic spinal facet joint interventions generally used for the treatment
of axial spinal pain of facet joint origin are intraarticular facet joint injections, facet joint nerve …

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 …

Abstract Background Context Radiofrequency denervation is commonly used for the
treatment of chronic facet joint pain that has been refractory to more conservative treatments …

Background: The sacroiliac joint is well known as a cause of low back and lower extremity
pain. Prevalence estimates are 10% to 25% in patients with persistent axial low back pain …

Abstract What We Already Know about This Topic Facet blocks, including intraarticular and
medial branch blocks, are frequently used before radiofrequency ablation, but their validity …

AIM: To investigate the diagnostic validity and therapeutic value of lumbar facet joint
interventions in managing chronic low back pain. METHODS: The review process applied …

Background: Spinal zygapophysial, or facet, joints are a source of axial spinal pain and
referred pain in the extremities. Conventional clinical features and other noninvasive …

Objective To determine the effectiveness of lumbar medial branch thermal radiofrequency
neurotomy based on different selection criteria and procedural techniques. Design …

Introduction Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) provides an opportunity to
relieve chronic low back pain and reduce opioid analgesic consumption as an alternative to …