Bo Nix’s back injury can cause “some of the worst pain,” but there’s no long-term sequela, according to Dr. Payal Kohli.

The facet joints are located on the symmetrical wing-shaped structure on the back of each vertebra called a spinous process.

The same type of stiletted needle is used for the iliac-crest and spinous-process punctures as previously used for the sternal approach. ¶ The needle has a total length of 6.7 cm. and a shaft of ...

Dr. Kohli said, via MSN. "Those are vertebrae. And then there's the little pointy thing (in the middle) coming off of it. That's the spinous process... The transverse process is the one that's ...