Cervical spine: The portion of the spine located in the neck, consisting of seven vertebrae (C1-C7). Facet dislocation: A condition where the facet joints, which connect the vertebrae, become ...

It affects the bony protrusions, called facet joints ... because it affects the lumbar spine of the lower back. Symptoms include: Facet arthropathy is a type of degenerative arthritis that ...

Facet joint pain is a common source of chronic ... found that radiofrequency neurotomy does not lead to fatty degeneration of the lumbar paraspinal muscles, alleviating concerns about potential ...

Facet joints between each vertebra (called ... considered if conservative therapies fail to provide relief. Degeneration of the cervical spine is almost inevitable with age, but it doesn't mean ...

Sixteen adult human lumbar spine facet joints were harvested from patients undergoing various lumbar spine procedures. Diagnoses included degenerative disc disease, adult spinal deformity ...

This review discusses use of RFA for back pain including facetogenic pain, including cervical and lumbar pain ... RF lesioning of the facet joint is effective with a number needed to treat of ...

In research arm 1, radiologists reviewed lumbar spine images with symptom information obtained from patient questionnaires and diagnosed facet joint degeneration as the presumptive pain generator.