There are many possible causes of facet hypertrophy, including arthritis, a back injury ... to relieve pain. Although there ...

The use of facet median nerve branch radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for cervical, thoracic and lumbar ... to sacroiliac joint denervation may provide intermediate-term pain relief and functional ...

Objective: To compare the efficacy and tolerability of dexamethasone-21-palmitate and mepivacaine alone and in combination in the acute treatment of facet ... Chronic pain in the lumbar region ...

Nerve ablation most often helps to relieve facet joint-mediated pain ... provider can tell you how long your pain relief may last. The nerve may grow back, leading to a recurrence of pain.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old male and have had pain in my buttocks down to my outside thigh muscles. My primary care doctor ordered an MRI of the lower back ... treatments. A pain management ...