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Reporting of Facet Joint Inflammation in Lumbar Spine MRI . . . Inflammatory findings, such as facet joint effusion, bone marrow edema, and soft tissue edema, are not commonly identified in radiology reports Further investigations are needed to determine the clinical importance of MRI-detected lumbar facet joint inflammatory features as a potential mechanism of …
Comparison of intra-articular lumbar facet joint pulsed . . . Abstract Background: This study aimed to demonstrate the effect of intra-articular (IA) lumbar facet joint (LFJ) pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) for the management of LFJ pain, and to compare the effect of IA LFJ PRF to IA corticosteroid injection (ICI) Pathology in the LFJ is a common source of lower back pain (LBP)
Outcomes of Cervical Therapeutic Medial Branch Blocks and . . . Abstract Background: Cervical facet joint pain is often managed with either cervical radiofrequency neurotomy, cervical medial branch blocks, or cervical intraarticular injections However, the effectiveness of each modality continues to be debated
SPECT-CT as a Predictor of Pain Generators in Patients . . . In patients with a failed facet injection preceding SPECT-CT, adding SPECT-CT to guide facet injections was associated with a decrease in visual analog scale pain scores 2 weeks after injection (P = 0 018), particularly when changes were made to the facets being targeted (P = 0 010)
The Lumbar Multifidus Muscles are Affected by Medial Branch . . . With cross-sectional imaging, atrophy of the multifidus muscles in chronic low back pain can be found, and targeted exercise showed an improvement in back pain 2 The multifidus muscles as well as the facet joints are innervated by the medial branch of the dorsal ramus of the spinal nerve 3 For diagnosis and treatment of facet joint syndrome
An update of evaluation of therapeutic thoracic facet joint . . . Interventions included in the review were intra articular facet joint injections, medial branch blocks and medial branch radiofrequency neurotomy Eligible participants included adults (aged at least 18 years) with chronic upper and mid back pain that had lasted at least three months and in whom previous interventions had failed