Facet hypertrophy is when the joints that help articulate the spinal column—called facet joints—become enlarged, resulting in ...

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Nerve ablation, also called radiofrequency ablation, is a procedure that helps relieve ...

Back pain is the most common complaint in a pain management clinic. This review discusses use of RFA for back pain including facetogenic pain, including cervical and lumbar pain due to sacroiliac ...

The combination is superior to the local anaesthetic alone with regard to pain reduction up to 3 days after injection. Chronic pain in the lumbar region ... of the facet joints that leads to ...