Medically reviewed by Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD Key Takeaways Facet arthropathy is a type of wear-and-tear arthritis ...

Early gains in pain relief, behavioral markers and function were not sustained in patients treated with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection for facet joint arthropathy, new research shows. Results ...

Early gains in pain relief, behavioral markers and function were not sustained in patients treated with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection for facet joint arthropathy, new research shows. Early ...

There is no consensus in spine surgery as to the need to fuse the lumbar spine following a laminectomy for spinal decompression. Various studies have proposed risk factors for delayed instability, ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients with facet joint arthropathy, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has a short-term positive impact, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy ...

The human spine is like a ladder made up of 24 steps, called vertebrae, stacked on top of one another to create the spinal column. This ladder gives the body its form, our main upright support. In the ...

While some guidelines recommend two diagnostic nerve blocks before radiofrequency treatment for chronic low back pain, a randomized trial showed greater success without use of the prior blocks. The ...