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Consensus practice guidelines on interventions for lumbar facet joint pain from a multispecialty, international working group.
Cohen SP, Bhaskar A, Bhatia A, Buvanendran A, Deer T, Garg S, Hooten WM, Hurley RW, Kennedy DJ, McLean BC, Moon JY, Narouze S, Pangarkar S, Provenzano DA, Rauck R, Sitzman BT, Smuck M, van Zundert J, Vorenkamp K, Wallace MS, Zhao Z. Cohen SP, et al. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2020 Jun;45(6):424-467. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2019-101243. Epub 2020 Apr 3. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2020. PMID: 32245841 Free PMC article.
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 procedures remain controversial. ...All societies except for one app …
BACKGROUND: The past two decades have witnessed a surge in the use of lumbar facet blocks and radiofrequency ablatio …
Consensus practice guidelines on interventions for cervical spine (facet) joint pain from a multispecialty international working group.
Hurley RW, Adams MCB, Barad M, Bhaskar A, Bhatia A, Chadwick A, Deer TR, Hah J, Hooten WM, Kissoon NR, Lee DW, Mccormick Z, Moon JY, Narouze S, Provenzano DA, Schneider BJ, van Eerd M, Van Zundert J, Wallace MS, Wilson SM, Zhao Z, Cohen SP. Hurley RW, et al. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 Jan;47(1):3-59. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2021-103031. Epub 2021 Nov 11. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022. PMID: 34764220 Free PMC article.
Specific questions addressed included the value of clinical presentation and imaging in selecting patients for procedures, whether conservative treatment should be used before injections, whether imaging is necessary for blocks, diagnostic and prognostic value of medial …
Specific questions addressed included the value of clinical presentation and imaging in selecting patients for procedures, whether conservat …
CT guided cervical medial branch block and radiofrequency ablation.
Khan M, Meleka S. Khan M, et al. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Aug;78:393-396. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.05.009. Epub 2020 May 14. J Clin Neurosci. 2020. PMID: 32418808
The purpose of this report is to describe the procedure for CT fluoroscopy- guided Cervical medial branch block and facet radiofrequency ablation. CT fluoroscopic guidance allows more-precise needle tip positioning with visualization of b …
The purpose of this report is to describe the procedure for CT fluoroscopy- guided Cervical medial branch block and …
[Interventions on facet joints. Techniques of facet joint injection, medial branch block and radiofrequency ablation].
Artner J, Klessinger S. Artner J, et al. Radiologe. 2015 Oct;55(10):840-6. doi: 10.1007/s00117-015-0006-5. Radiologe. 2015. PMID: 26334438 Review. German.
Fluoroscopy-guided interventions on facet joints have been used for decades for the symptomatic management of pain in spinal disorders. ...This article presents a technical overview of commonly used fluoroscopy-guided interventions on the facet joints of the cervica …
Fluoroscopy-guided interventions on facet joints have been used for decades for the symptomatic management of pain in spinal disorder …
Cervicogenic Headache.
Fahmy K, Chang E, Adams C. Fahmy K, et al. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2025 Nov;36(4):763-780. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2025.07.004. Epub 2025 Sep 11. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2025. PMID: 41167855 Review.
Predictors of response to medial branch block, radiofrequency ablation or facet joint injections: a retrospective study.
Javed S, Chen J, Huh B. Javed S, et al. Pain Manag. 2021 Mar;11(2):145-149. doi: 10.2217/pmt-2020-0032. Epub 2020 Dec 22. Pain Manag. 2021. PMID: 33350329
Our goal was to determine association between patient characteristics and their response to lumbar medial branch block, radiofrequency ablation of medial nerves or lumbar facet joint injections. Materials & methods: Medical rec …
Our goal was to determine association between patient characteristics and their response to lumbar medial branch block, …
A pragmatic randomized prospective trial of cooled radiofrequency ablation of the medial branch nerves versus facet joint injection of corticosteroid for the treatment of lumbar facet syndrome: 12 month outcomes.
McCormick ZL, Conger A, Kendall R, Wagner G, Henrie AM, Littell M, Sperry BP, Petersen R, Cooper AN, Teramoto M, Burnham TR. McCormick ZL, et al. Pain Med. 2023 Dec 1;24(12):1318-1331. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnad107. Pain Med. 2023. PMID: 37578437 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
BACKGROUND: Lumbar medial branch radiofrequency ablation (LRFA) and intraarticular facet steroid injections (FJI) are commonly performed for recalcitrant facet joint-mediated pain. However, no study has compared clinical outcomes of the t …
BACKGROUND: Lumbar medial branch radiofrequency ablation (LRFA) and intraarticular facet steroid injectio …
A comparison of the effectiveness of cervical medial branch radiofrequency ablation for chronic facet joint syndrome in patients selected by two common medial branch block paradigms.
Burnham TR, Clements N, Conger A, Kuo K, Lider J, Caragea M, Kendall R, Cunningham S, Meiling JB, Teramoto M, McCormick ZL. Burnham TR, et al. Interv Pain Med. 2022 Apr 8;1(2):100091. doi: 10.1016/j.inpm.2022.100091. eCollection 2022 Jun. Interv Pain Med. 2022. PMID: 39239372 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Cervical medial branch radiofrequency ablation (CMBRFA) is effective when patients are selected by dual medial branch blocks (MBBs). ...
BACKGROUND: Cervical medial branch radiofrequency ablation (CMBRFA) is effective when patients are selected by d …
Mitigating Factors in L4 and L5 Medial Branch Motor Stimulation During Radiofrequency Ablation.
Jani M, Mehta N, Yu S, Ju R, Yener U, Abd-Elsayed A, Kohan L, Wahezi SE. Jani M, et al. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2024 Jun;28(6):465-467. doi: 10.1007/s11916-024-01232-8. Epub 2024 Mar 21. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2024. PMID: 38512601 Review.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive procedure for facet joint pain. The targets for the procedure are the medial branches of the dorsal spinal nerves which innervate the facet joints. Before RFA, patie …
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive procedure for facet joint pain. The targets fo …
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