Cervical Facet Joints Facet joints are a set of small joints between every two adjacent vertebrae in the spine. Their function is to guide and limit the movement of each spinal segment. Cervical facet...
A 74 year old gentleman was seen in the Pain Clinic. On examination, he had a reduction in flexion, extension and lateral movement. He was tender more on the right than on the left...
A 64 year old man was seen in the Pain Clinic, complaining of pain in the L3/4 area of his lumbar spine and an aching, deep seated pain which...
Patient satisfaction with lower back pain treatments Introduction Lower back pain is considered as one of the leading causes of physical disabilities. It has also been cited as the most common cause...
Epidemiology and Causes of Lower Back Pain Introduction The US rates lower back pain as the most common health problem and one of the leading causes of physician visits. Reports indicate that Americans spend...