The use of facet median nerve branch radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for cervical, thoracic and lumbar ... The sacroiliac joint is a common source of chronic lower back pain and a novel RFA-based ...

Image caption: New Joint and Spine Clinic opens next week on the Lutheran Home Campus in Arlington Heights.

RA usually affects the cervical spine, which is at the top of the spinal cord. However, it can also cause inflammation in the facet joints of the thoracic spine, which may worsen back pain.

“[Cervical traction] allows the disc spaces to re-hydrate [and] the spinal cord to rest in a relatively uncompressed state allowing the distracted facet joints to be more mobile and ...

The points on which the vertebrae turn and move are called facet joints, which stick out like ... In the beginning, there may be spasms in the back or neck which will greatly limit your movement.

Preoperatively, cervical synovial cysts are often difficult to distinguish from other extradural lesions. In this case, facet arthrography allowed the preoperative determination of communication ...

Radiographs of the lumbar spine and hip joint were normal. MRI revealed a septic arthritis of the right L3/4 facet joint, associated with a large abscess extending anteriorly to the right paraspinal ...

There are a bunch of adjustable elements to fine-tune on the BS14, including the seat’s height, tilt, and depth, and the position of the integrated lumbar ... with dodgy joints who tends to ...