Facet hypertrophy is when the joints that help articulate the spinal column—called facet joints—become enlarged, resulting in pain, stiffness, and a reduced range of motion. There are many ...

Findings suggest gut microbiome dysbiosis may influence lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis, impacting inflammation and ...

Back pain is the most common complaint in a pain ... one may conclude that with careful patient selection, RF lesioning of the facet joint is effective with a number needed to treat of 1.1 and ...

Injectable biologics may provide superior analgesia, functionality, and QOL vs conventional approaches to chronic pain, ...

The term ‘sciatica’ simply describes this resulting nerve pain down the leg. Unfortunately, it doesn’t necessarily tell us what is causing it – is it the disc, or the facet joint?

As people age, their spinal discs and facet joints wear out, leading to conditions like herniated discs, spinal misalignment, ...

As a follow up study, we made observations on 17 other runners who often experience episodes of ETAP and found that palpation of specific facet joints could reproduce symptoms of ETAP shortly after an ...

Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) is a procedure that can ease chronic pain for some people. The procedure uses radio waves that produce electrical currents. These currents heat and kill a small ...

A treatment called radiofrequency ablation on the nerves around the knee can provide significant relief of pain in people ...

Researchers at Rush University have found a possible link between gut health and spine problems, specifically a condition ...

July 10, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a molecular defect that promotes the pathologic immune response in systemic lupus erythematosus (known as lupus) and show that reversing this defect ...