While some guidelines recommend two diagnostic nerve blocks before radiofrequency treatment for chronic low back pain, a randomized trial showed greater success without use of the prior blocks. The ...

Noridian Administrative Services has reversed its non-coverage of lumbar facet blocks and will now cover the costs for the injections starting Nov. 9, according to the coverage policy released by NAS.

It may not appear to be a reduction until we report the facet joint regardless of the number of nerves destroyed. Let’s compare: In 2011: A patient undergoes a radiofrequency nerve destruction of two ...

Lumbar total disc replacement patients tended to have more facet injections following surgery compared to those having anterolateral lumbar interbody fusion, according to a study published in the ...

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Premia Spine, a medical technology company changing the way debilitating chronic leg and back pain is treated, today announced the publication of clinical data ...

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 (SI) ...

Q: It has been suggested that I have a procedure called a lumbar facet block. Would you please explain this, how long will I have less pain, and how often can it be done? -- D.H., Whitestone, N.Y. A: ...

Objective: To compare the efficacy and tolerability of dexamethasone-21-palmitate and mepivacaine alone and in combination in the acute treatment of facet syndrome. Results: In all three groups, ...