Facetogenic Low Back Pain

Dr. Jan van Zundert provides an update on facetogenic low back pain, addressing long-standing controversies. He highlights the importance of the Cohen et al., 2017 guidelines in providing consensus practice guidelines for lumbar facet joint treatment. He delves into topics such as diagnostic criteria, conservative treatments, the role of physical therapy, imaging techniques, MBB and intra-articular injections, the positive block cutoff, sedation, and additional recommendations. He also discusses a study evaluating lumbar MBBs and the impact of a second block prior to radiofrequency ablation.