Cooled radiofrequency ablation of lumbar nerves exhibited long-lasting, significant pain relief in patients with chronic low back pain.

Many painful conditions can affect the lumbar facet joints, though, including facet arthropathy, an arthritic condition that can cause lower back pain. A lumbar facet injection is also referred to ...

There are many possible causes of facet hypertrophy, including arthritis, a back injury, or simply the natural aging process.

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 ...