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Thoracic Facet Joint Interventions
Essentials of Interventional Techniques in Managing Chronic Pain, 2018Co-Authors: Laxmaiah Manchikanti, David M. Schultz, Ramsin M Benyamin, Frank J E FalcoAbstract:Pain in the mid back and upper back secondary to Facet Joints has been shown to be present in 34–48% of patients with chronic thoracic pain. Chronic thoracic Facet Joint pain is generally treated with either Facet Joint nerve blocks or radiofrequency neurotomy.
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Management of lumbar zygapophysial (Facet) Joint pain
World journal of orthopedics, 2016Co-Authors: Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Joshua A Hirsch, Frank J E Falco, Mark V BoswellAbstract:To investigate the diagnostic validity and therapeutic value of lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain. The review process applied systematic evidence-based assessment methodology of controlled trials of diagnostic validity and randomized controlled trials of therapeutic efficacy. Inclusion criteria encompassed all Facet Joint interventions performed in a controlled fashion. The pain relief of greater than 50% was the outcome measure for diagnostic accuracy assessment of the controlled studies with ability to perform previously painful movements, whereas, for randomized controlled therapeutic efficacy studies, the primary outcome was significant pain relief and the secondary outcome was a positive change in functional status. For the inclusion of the diagnostic controlled studies, all studies must have utilized either placebo controlled Facet Joint blocks or comparative local anesthetic blocks. In assessing therapeutic interventions, short-term and long-term reliefs were defined as either up to 6 mo or greater than 6 mo of relief. The literature search was extensive utilizing various types of electronic search media including PubMed from 1966 onwards, Cochrane library, National Guideline Clearinghouse, clinicaltrials.gov, along with other sources including previous systematic reviews, non-indexed journals, and abstracts until March 2015. Each manuscript included in the assessment was assessed for methodologic quality or risk of bias assessment utilizing the Quality Appraisal of Reliability Studies checklist for diagnostic interventions, and Cochrane review criteria and the Interventional Pain Management Techniques - Quality Appraisal of Reliability and Risk of Bias Assessment tool for therapeutic interventions. Evidence based on the review of the systematic assessment of controlled studies was graded utilizing a modified schema of qualitative evidence with best evidence synthesis, variable from level I to level V. Across all databases, 16 high quality diagnostic accuracy studies were identified. In addition, multiple studies assessed the influence of multiple factors on diagnostic validity. In contrast to diagnostic validity studies, therapeutic efficacy trials were limited to a total of 14 randomized controlled trials, assessing the efficacy of intraarticular injections, Facet or zygapophysial Joint nerve blocks, and radiofrequency neurotomy of the innervation of the Facet Joints. The evidence for the diagnostic validity of lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks with at least 75% pain relief with ability to perform previously painful movements was level I, based on a range of level I to V derived from a best evidence synthesis. For therapeutic interventions, the evidence was variable from level II to III, with level II evidence for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks and radiofrequency neurotomy for long-term improvement (greater than 6 mo), and level III evidence for lumbosacral zygapophysial Joint injections for short-term improvement only. This review provides significant evidence for the diagnostic validity of Facet Joint nerve blocks, and moderate evidence for therapeutic radiofrequency neurotomy and therapeutic Facet Joint nerve blocks in managing chronic low back pain.
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an update of the effectiveness of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions
Pain Physician, 2012Co-Authors: Frank J E Falco, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Sukdeb Datta, Nalini Sehgal, Stephanie Geffert, Obi Onyewu, Jie Zhu, Sareta Coubarous, Mariam Hameed, Stephen P WardAbstract:BACKGROUND Therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions are implemented to provide long-term pain relief after the Facet Joint has been identified as the basis for low back pain. The therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions generally used for the treatment of low back pain of Facet Joint origin are intraarticular Facet Joint injections, lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks, and radiofrequency neurotomy. OBJECTIVE To evaluate and update the effect of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain. STUDY DESIGN A systematic review of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions for the treatment of chronic low back pain. METHODS The available literature on lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain was reviewed. The quality assessment and clinical relevance criteria utilized were the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Review Group criteria as utilized for interventional techniques for randomized trials and the criteria developed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale criteria for observational studies. The level of evidence was classified as good, fair, and limited or poor based on the quality of evidence developed by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. Data sources included relevant literature identified through searches of PubMed and EMBASE from 1966 through June 2012, and manual searches of the bibliographies of known primary and review articles. OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome measure was pain relief with short-term relief defined as up to 6 months and long-term relief as 12 months. Secondary outcome measures were improvement in functional status, psychological status, return to work, and reduction in opioid intake. RESULTS For this systematic review, 122 studies were identified. Of these, 11 randomized trials and 14 observational studies met inclusion criteria for methodological quality assessment. The evidence for radiofrequency neurotomy is good and fair to good for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks for short- and long-term improvement; whereas the evidence for intraarticular injections and pulsed radiofrequency neurotomy is limited. LIMITATIONS The limitations of this systematic review include the continued paucity of evidence, specifically for intraarticular injection therapy. CONCLUSION In summary, there is good evidence for the use of conventional radiofrequency neurotomy, and fair to good evidence for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks for the treatment of chronic lumbar Facet Joint pain resulting in short-term and long-term pain relief and functional improvement. There is limited evidence for intraarticular Facet Joint injections and pulsed radiofrequency thermoneurolysis.
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an update of evaluation of therapeutic thoracic Facet Joint interventions
Pain Physician, 2012Co-Authors: Kavita N Manchikanti, Nalini Sehgal, Stephanie Geffert, Vijay Singh, Sairam Atluri, Frank J E FalcoAbstract:Background Chronic mid back and upper back pain caused by thoracic Facet Joints has been reported in 34% to 48% of patients based on responses to controlled diagnostic blocks. Systematic reviews have established moderate evidence for controlled comparative local anesthetic blocks of thoracic Facet Joints in the diagnosis of mid back and upper back pain, moderate evidence for therapeutic thoracic medial branch blocks, and limited evidence for radiofrequency neurotomy of thoracic medial branches. Study design Systematic review of therapeutic thoracic Facet Joint interventions. Objective To determine the clinical utility of therapeutic thoracic Facet Joint interventions in the therapeutic management of chronic upper back and mid back pain. Methods The available literature for the utility of Facet Joint interventions in the therapeutic management of thoracic Facet Joint pain was reviewed. The quality assessment and clinical relevance criteria utilized were the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Review Group criteria as utilized for interventional techniques for randomized trials and the criteria developed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale criteria for observational studies. The level of evidence was classified as good, fair, and limited (or poor) based on the quality of evidence developed by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Data sources included relevant literature identified through searches of PubMed and EMBASE from 1966 to March 2012, and manual searches of the bibliographies of known primary and review articles. Outcome measures The primary outcome measure was pain relief (short-term relief = up to 6 months and long-term > 6 months). Secondary outcome measures were improvement in functional status, psychological status, return to work, and reduction in opioid intake. Results For this systematic review, 13 studies were identified. Of these, 7 studies were excluded, and a total of 4 studies (after removal of duplicate publication) met inclusion criteria for methodological quality assessment with one randomized trial and 3 non-randomized studies. The evidence is fair for therapeutic thoracic Facet Joint nerve blocks, limited for thoracic radiofrequency neurotomy, and not available for thoracic intraarticular injections. Limitations The limitation of this systematic review includes a paucity of literature. The only positive studies were of medial branch blocks performed by the same group of authors. Conclusion The evidence for therapeutic Facet Joint interventions is fair for medial branch blocks, whereas it is not available for intraarticular injections, and limited for radiofrequency neurotomy due to lack of literature.
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An update of the effectiveness of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions.
Pain physician, 2012Co-Authors: Frank J E Falco, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Sukdeb Datta, Nalini Sehgal, Stephanie Geffert, Obi Onyewu, Jie Zhu, Sareta Coubarous, Mariam Hameed, Stephen P WardAbstract:Therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions are implemented to provide long-term pain relief after the Facet Joint has been identified as the basis for low back pain. The therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions generally used for the treatment of low back pain of Facet Joint origin are intraarticular Facet Joint injections, lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks, and radiofrequency neurotomy. To evaluate and update the effect of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain. A systematic review of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions for the treatment of chronic low back pain. The available literature on lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain was reviewed. The quality assessment and clinical relevance criteria utilized were the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Review Group criteria as utilized for interventional techniques for randomized trials and the criteria developed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale criteria for observational studies. The level of evidence was classified as good, fair, and limited or poor based on the quality of evidence developed by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. Data sources included relevant literature identified through searches of PubMed and EMBASE from 1966 through June 2012, and manual searches of the bibliographies of known primary and review articles. The primary outcome measure was pain relief with short-term relief defined as up to 6 months and long-term relief as 12 months. Secondary outcome measures were improvement in functional status, psychological status, return to work, and reduction in opioid intake. For this systematic review, 122 studies were identified. Of these, 11 randomized trials and 14 observational studies met inclusion criteria for methodological quality assessment. The evidence for radiofrequency neurotomy is good and fair to good for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks for short- and long-term improvement; whereas the evidence for intraarticular injections and pulsed radiofrequency neurotomy is limited. The limitations of this systematic review include the continued paucity of evidence, specifically for intraarticular injection therapy. In summary, there is good evidence for the use of conventional radiofrequency neurotomy, and fair to good evidence for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks for the treatment of chronic lumbar Facet Joint pain resulting in short-term and long-term pain relief and functional improvement. There is limited evidence for intraarticular Facet Joint injections and pulsed radiofrequency thermoneurolysis.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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comprehensive evidence based guidelines for Facet Joint interventions in the management of chronic spinal pain american society of interventional pain physicians asipp guidelines Facet Joint interventions 2020 guidelines
Pain Physician, 2020Co-Authors: Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Alan D Kaye, Sairam Atluri, Amol Soin, Sheri L Albers, Douglas P Beall, Richard E Latchaw, Mahendra R Sanapati, Shalini Shah, Alaa AbdelsayedAbstract:Background Chronic axial spinal pain is one of the major causes of significant disability and health care costs, with Facet Joints as one of the proven causes of pain. Objective To provide evidence-based guidance in performing diagnostic and therapeutic Facet Joint interventions. Methods The methodology utilized included the development of objectives and key questions with utilization of trustworthy standards. The literature pertaining to all aspects of Facet Joint interventions, was reviewed, with a best evidence synthesis of available literature and utilizing grading for recommendations.Summary of Evidence and Recommendations:Non-interventional diagnosis: • The level of evidence is II in selecting patients for Facet Joint nerve blocks at least 3 months after onset and failure of conservative management, with strong strength of recommendation for physical examination and clinical assessment. • The level of evidence is IV for accurate diagnosis of Facet Joint pain with physical examination based on symptoms and signs, with weak strength of recommendation. Imaging: • The level of evidence is I with strong strength of recommendation, for mandatory fluoroscopic or computed tomography (CT) guidance for all Facet Joint interventions. • The level of evidence is III with weak strength of recommendation for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) . • The level of evidence is V with weak strength of recommendation for scintography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computed tomography (CT) .Interventional Diagnosis:Lumbar Spine: • The level of evidence is I to II with moderate to strong strength of recommendation for lumbar diagnostic Facet Joint nerve blocks. • Ten relevant diagnostic accuracy studies with 4 of 10 studies utilizing controlled comparative local anesthetics with concordant pain relief criterion standard of ≥80% were included. • The prevalence rates ranged from 27% to 40% with false-positive rates of 27% to 47%, with ≥80% pain relief.Cervical Spine: • The level of evidence is II with moderate strength of recommendation. • Ten relevant diagnostic accuracy studies, 9 of the 10 studies with either controlled comparative local anesthetic blocks or placebo controls with concordant pain relief with a criterion standard of ≥80% were included. • The prevalence and false-positive rates ranged from 29% to 60% and of 27% to 63%, with high variability. Thoracic Spine: • The level of evidence is II with moderate strength of recommendation. • Three relevant diagnostic accuracy studies, with controlled comparative local anesthetic blocks, with concordant pain relief, with a criterion standard of ≥80% were included. • The prevalence varied from 34% to 48%, whereas false-positive rates varied from 42% to 58%.Therapeutic Facet Joint Interventions: Lumbar Spine: • The level of evidence is II with moderate strength of recommendation for lumbar radiofrequency ablation with inclusion of 11 relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with 2 negative studies and 4 studies with long-term improvement. • The level of evidence is II with moderate strength of recommendation for therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks with inclusion of 3 relevant randomized controlled trials, with long-term improvement. • The level of evidence is IV with weak strength of recommendation for lumbar Facet Joint intraarticular injections with inclusion of 9 relevant randomized controlled trials, with majority of them showing lack of effectiveness without the use of local anesthetic. Cervical Spine: • The level of evidence is II with moderate strength of recommendation for cervical radiofrequency ablation with inclusion of one randomized controlled trial with positive results and 2 observational studies with long-term improvement. • The level of evidence is II with moderate strength of recommendation for therapeutic cervical Facet Joint nerve blocks with inclusion of one relevant randomized controlled trial and 3 observational studies, with long-term improvement. • The level of evidence is V with weak strength of recommendation for cervical intraarticular Facet Joint injections with inclusion of 3 relevant randomized controlled trials, with 2 observational studies, the majority showing lack of effectiveness, whereas one study with 6-month follow-up, showed lack of long-term improvement. Thoracic Spine: • The level of evidence is III with weak to moderate strength of recommendation with emerging evidence for thoracic radiofrequency ablation with inclusion of one relevant randomized controlled trial and 3 observational studies. • The level of evidence is II with moderate strength of recommendation for thoracic therapeutic Facet Joint nerve blocks with inclusion of 2 randomized controlled trials and one observational study with long-term improvement. • The level of evidence is III with weak to moderate strength of recommendation for thoracic intraarticular Facet Joint injections with inclusion of one randomized controlled trial with 6 month follow-up, with emerging evidence. Antithrombotic Therapy: • Facet Joint interventions are considered as moderate to low risk procedures; consequently, antithrombotic therapy may be continued based on overall general status. Sedation: • The level of evidence is II with moderate strength of recommendation to avoid opioid analgesics during the diagnosis with interventional techniques. • The level of evidence is II with moderate strength of recommendation that moderate sedation may be utilized for patient comfort and to control anxiety for therapeutic Facet Joint interventions. Limitations The limitations of these guidelines include a paucity of high-quality studies in the majority of aspects of diagnosis and therapy. Conclusions These Facet Joint intervention guidelines were prepared with a comprehensive review of the literature with methodologic quality assessment with determination of level of evidence and strength of recommendations. Key words Chronic spinal pain, interventional techniques, diagnostic blocks, therapeutic interventions, Facet Joint nerve blocks, intraarticular injections, radiofrequency neurolysis.
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Thoracic Facet Joint Interventions
Essentials of Interventional Techniques in Managing Chronic Pain, 2018Co-Authors: Laxmaiah Manchikanti, David M. Schultz, Ramsin M Benyamin, Frank J E FalcoAbstract:Pain in the mid back and upper back secondary to Facet Joints has been shown to be present in 34–48% of patients with chronic thoracic pain. Chronic thoracic Facet Joint pain is generally treated with either Facet Joint nerve blocks or radiofrequency neurotomy.
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Utilization of Facet Joint and Sacroiliac Joint Interventions in Medicare Population from 2000 to 2014: Explosive Growth Continues!
Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2016Co-Authors: Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Vidyasagar Pampati, Joshua A Hirsch, M V BoswellAbstract:Increasing utilization of interventional techniques in managing chronic spinal pain, specifically Facet Joint interventions and sacroiliac Joint injections, is a major concern of healthcare policy makers. We analyzed the patterns of utilization of Facet and sacroiliac Joint interventions in managing chronic spinal pain. The results showed significant increase of Facet Joint interventions and sacroiliac Joint injections from 2000 to 2014 in Medicare FFS service beneficiaries. Overall, the Medicare population increased 35 %, whereas Facet Joint and sacroiliac Joint interventions increased 313.3 % per 100,000 Medicare population with an annual increase of 10.7 %. While the increases were uniform from 2000 to 2014, there were some decreases noted for Facet Joint interventions in 2007, 2010, and 2013, whereas for sacroiliac Joint injections, the decreases were noted in 2007 and 2013. The increases were for cervical and thoracic Facet neurolysis at 911.5 % compared to lumbosacral Facet neurolysis of 567.8 %, 362.9 % of cervical and thoracic Facet Joint blocks, 316.9 % of sacroiliac Joints injections, and finally 227.3 % of lumbosacral Facet Joint blocks.
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Management of lumbar zygapophysial (Facet) Joint pain
World journal of orthopedics, 2016Co-Authors: Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Joshua A Hirsch, Frank J E Falco, Mark V BoswellAbstract:To investigate the diagnostic validity and therapeutic value of lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain. The review process applied systematic evidence-based assessment methodology of controlled trials of diagnostic validity and randomized controlled trials of therapeutic efficacy. Inclusion criteria encompassed all Facet Joint interventions performed in a controlled fashion. The pain relief of greater than 50% was the outcome measure for diagnostic accuracy assessment of the controlled studies with ability to perform previously painful movements, whereas, for randomized controlled therapeutic efficacy studies, the primary outcome was significant pain relief and the secondary outcome was a positive change in functional status. For the inclusion of the diagnostic controlled studies, all studies must have utilized either placebo controlled Facet Joint blocks or comparative local anesthetic blocks. In assessing therapeutic interventions, short-term and long-term reliefs were defined as either up to 6 mo or greater than 6 mo of relief. The literature search was extensive utilizing various types of electronic search media including PubMed from 1966 onwards, Cochrane library, National Guideline Clearinghouse, clinicaltrials.gov, along with other sources including previous systematic reviews, non-indexed journals, and abstracts until March 2015. Each manuscript included in the assessment was assessed for methodologic quality or risk of bias assessment utilizing the Quality Appraisal of Reliability Studies checklist for diagnostic interventions, and Cochrane review criteria and the Interventional Pain Management Techniques - Quality Appraisal of Reliability and Risk of Bias Assessment tool for therapeutic interventions. Evidence based on the review of the systematic assessment of controlled studies was graded utilizing a modified schema of qualitative evidence with best evidence synthesis, variable from level I to level V. Across all databases, 16 high quality diagnostic accuracy studies were identified. In addition, multiple studies assessed the influence of multiple factors on diagnostic validity. In contrast to diagnostic validity studies, therapeutic efficacy trials were limited to a total of 14 randomized controlled trials, assessing the efficacy of intraarticular injections, Facet or zygapophysial Joint nerve blocks, and radiofrequency neurotomy of the innervation of the Facet Joints. The evidence for the diagnostic validity of lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks with at least 75% pain relief with ability to perform previously painful movements was level I, based on a range of level I to V derived from a best evidence synthesis. For therapeutic interventions, the evidence was variable from level II to III, with level II evidence for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks and radiofrequency neurotomy for long-term improvement (greater than 6 mo), and level III evidence for lumbosacral zygapophysial Joint injections for short-term improvement only. This review provides significant evidence for the diagnostic validity of Facet Joint nerve blocks, and moderate evidence for therapeutic radiofrequency neurotomy and therapeutic Facet Joint nerve blocks in managing chronic low back pain.
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cervical zygapophysial Facet Joint pain effectiveness of interventional management strategies
Postgraduate Medicine, 2016Co-Authors: Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Joshua A Hirsch, Alan D Kaye, Mark V BoswellAbstract:Diagnostic Facet Joint nerve blocks have been utilized in the diagnosis of cervical Facet Joint pain in patients without disk herniation or radicular pain due to a lack of reliable noninvasive diagnostic measures. Therapeutic interventions include intra-articular injections, Facet Joint nerve blocks and radiofrequency neurotomy. The diagnostic accuracy and effectiveness of Facet Joint interventions have been assessed in multiple diagnostic accuracy studies, randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and systematic reviews in managing chronic neck pain. This assessment shows there is Level II evidence based on a total of 11 controlled diagnostic accuracy studies for diagnosing cervical Facet Joint pain in patients without disk herniation or radicular pain utilizing controlled diagnostic blocks. Due to significant variability and internal inconsistency regarding prevalence in a heterogenous population; despite 11 studies, evidence is determined as Level II. Prevalence ranged from 36% to 67% with at least 80% pain relief as the criterion standard with a false-positive rate ranging from 27% to 63%. The evidence is Level II for the long-term effectiveness of radiofrequency neurotomy and Facet Joint nerve blocks in managing cervical Facet Joint pain. There is Level III evidence for cervical intra-articular injections.
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an update of the effectiveness of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions
Pain Physician, 2012Co-Authors: Frank J E Falco, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Sukdeb Datta, Nalini Sehgal, Stephanie Geffert, Obi Onyewu, Jie Zhu, Sareta Coubarous, Mariam Hameed, Stephen P WardAbstract:BACKGROUND Therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions are implemented to provide long-term pain relief after the Facet Joint has been identified as the basis for low back pain. The therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions generally used for the treatment of low back pain of Facet Joint origin are intraarticular Facet Joint injections, lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks, and radiofrequency neurotomy. OBJECTIVE To evaluate and update the effect of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain. STUDY DESIGN A systematic review of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions for the treatment of chronic low back pain. METHODS The available literature on lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain was reviewed. The quality assessment and clinical relevance criteria utilized were the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Review Group criteria as utilized for interventional techniques for randomized trials and the criteria developed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale criteria for observational studies. The level of evidence was classified as good, fair, and limited or poor based on the quality of evidence developed by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. Data sources included relevant literature identified through searches of PubMed and EMBASE from 1966 through June 2012, and manual searches of the bibliographies of known primary and review articles. OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome measure was pain relief with short-term relief defined as up to 6 months and long-term relief as 12 months. Secondary outcome measures were improvement in functional status, psychological status, return to work, and reduction in opioid intake. RESULTS For this systematic review, 122 studies were identified. Of these, 11 randomized trials and 14 observational studies met inclusion criteria for methodological quality assessment. The evidence for radiofrequency neurotomy is good and fair to good for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks for short- and long-term improvement; whereas the evidence for intraarticular injections and pulsed radiofrequency neurotomy is limited. LIMITATIONS The limitations of this systematic review include the continued paucity of evidence, specifically for intraarticular injection therapy. CONCLUSION In summary, there is good evidence for the use of conventional radiofrequency neurotomy, and fair to good evidence for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks for the treatment of chronic lumbar Facet Joint pain resulting in short-term and long-term pain relief and functional improvement. There is limited evidence for intraarticular Facet Joint injections and pulsed radiofrequency thermoneurolysis.
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an update of evaluation of therapeutic thoracic Facet Joint interventions
Pain Physician, 2012Co-Authors: Kavita N Manchikanti, Nalini Sehgal, Stephanie Geffert, Vijay Singh, Sairam Atluri, Frank J E FalcoAbstract:Background Chronic mid back and upper back pain caused by thoracic Facet Joints has been reported in 34% to 48% of patients based on responses to controlled diagnostic blocks. Systematic reviews have established moderate evidence for controlled comparative local anesthetic blocks of thoracic Facet Joints in the diagnosis of mid back and upper back pain, moderate evidence for therapeutic thoracic medial branch blocks, and limited evidence for radiofrequency neurotomy of thoracic medial branches. Study design Systematic review of therapeutic thoracic Facet Joint interventions. Objective To determine the clinical utility of therapeutic thoracic Facet Joint interventions in the therapeutic management of chronic upper back and mid back pain. Methods The available literature for the utility of Facet Joint interventions in the therapeutic management of thoracic Facet Joint pain was reviewed. The quality assessment and clinical relevance criteria utilized were the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Review Group criteria as utilized for interventional techniques for randomized trials and the criteria developed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale criteria for observational studies. The level of evidence was classified as good, fair, and limited (or poor) based on the quality of evidence developed by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Data sources included relevant literature identified through searches of PubMed and EMBASE from 1966 to March 2012, and manual searches of the bibliographies of known primary and review articles. Outcome measures The primary outcome measure was pain relief (short-term relief = up to 6 months and long-term > 6 months). Secondary outcome measures were improvement in functional status, psychological status, return to work, and reduction in opioid intake. Results For this systematic review, 13 studies were identified. Of these, 7 studies were excluded, and a total of 4 studies (after removal of duplicate publication) met inclusion criteria for methodological quality assessment with one randomized trial and 3 non-randomized studies. The evidence is fair for therapeutic thoracic Facet Joint nerve blocks, limited for thoracic radiofrequency neurotomy, and not available for thoracic intraarticular injections. Limitations The limitation of this systematic review includes a paucity of literature. The only positive studies were of medial branch blocks performed by the same group of authors. Conclusion The evidence for therapeutic Facet Joint interventions is fair for medial branch blocks, whereas it is not available for intraarticular injections, and limited for radiofrequency neurotomy due to lack of literature.
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An update of the effectiveness of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions.
Pain physician, 2012Co-Authors: Frank J E Falco, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Sukdeb Datta, Nalini Sehgal, Stephanie Geffert, Obi Onyewu, Jie Zhu, Sareta Coubarous, Mariam Hameed, Stephen P WardAbstract:Therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions are implemented to provide long-term pain relief after the Facet Joint has been identified as the basis for low back pain. The therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions generally used for the treatment of low back pain of Facet Joint origin are intraarticular Facet Joint injections, lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks, and radiofrequency neurotomy. To evaluate and update the effect of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain. A systematic review of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions for the treatment of chronic low back pain. The available literature on lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain was reviewed. The quality assessment and clinical relevance criteria utilized were the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Review Group criteria as utilized for interventional techniques for randomized trials and the criteria developed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale criteria for observational studies. The level of evidence was classified as good, fair, and limited or poor based on the quality of evidence developed by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. Data sources included relevant literature identified through searches of PubMed and EMBASE from 1966 through June 2012, and manual searches of the bibliographies of known primary and review articles. The primary outcome measure was pain relief with short-term relief defined as up to 6 months and long-term relief as 12 months. Secondary outcome measures were improvement in functional status, psychological status, return to work, and reduction in opioid intake. For this systematic review, 122 studies were identified. Of these, 11 randomized trials and 14 observational studies met inclusion criteria for methodological quality assessment. The evidence for radiofrequency neurotomy is good and fair to good for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks for short- and long-term improvement; whereas the evidence for intraarticular injections and pulsed radiofrequency neurotomy is limited. The limitations of this systematic review include the continued paucity of evidence, specifically for intraarticular injection therapy. In summary, there is good evidence for the use of conventional radiofrequency neurotomy, and fair to good evidence for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks for the treatment of chronic lumbar Facet Joint pain resulting in short-term and long-term pain relief and functional improvement. There is limited evidence for intraarticular Facet Joint injections and pulsed radiofrequency thermoneurolysis.
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a systematic review of therapeutic Facet Joint interventions in chronic spinal pain
Pain Physician, 2007Co-Authors: Mark V Boswell, Nalini Sehgal, James Colson, Elmer E Dunbar, Richard S EpterAbstract:BACKGROUND: Facet Joints are considered to be a common source of chronic spinal pain. Facet Joint interventions, including intraarticular injections, medial branch nerve blocks, and neurotomy (radiofrequency and cryoneurolysis) are used to manage chronic Facet-mediated spinal pain. A systematic review of therapeutic Facet interventions published in January 2005, concluded that Facet interventions were variably effective for short-term and long-term relief of Facet Joint pain. OBJECTIVE: To provide an updated evaluation of the effectiveness of 3 types of Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic spinal pain. STUDY DESIGN: A systematic review utilizing criteria established by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for evaluation of randomized and non-randomized trials and the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Review Group for randomized trials. METHODS: Data sources included relevant literature of the English language identified through searches of MEDLINE and EMBASE (November 2004 to December 2006) and manual searches of bibliographies of known primary and review articles within the last 2 years. Results of the analyses were performed for the different modes of Facet Joint interventions for the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, to determine short- and long-term outcome measurements and complications associated with these procedures. OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcome measure was pain relief. For intraarticular Facet Joint injections and medial branch blocks, short-term pain relief was defined as relief lasting less than 6 weeks and long-term relief as 6 weeks or longer. For medial branch blocks, repeated injections at defined intervals provided long-term pain relief. For medial branch radiofrequency neurotomy, short-term pain relief was defined as relief lasting less than 3 months and long-term relief as lasting 3 months or longer. Other outcome measures included functional improvement, improvement of psychological status, and return to work. RESULTS: For cervical intraarticular Facet Joint injections, the evidence is limited for short- and long-term pain relief. For lumbar intraarticular Facet Joint injections, the evidence is moderate for short- and long-term pain relief. For cervical, thoracic, and lumbar medial branch nerve blocks with local anesthetics (with or without steroids), the evidence is moderate for short- and long-term pain relief with repeat interventions. The evidence for pain relief with radiofrequency neurotomy of cervical and lumbar medial branch nerves is moderate for short- and long-term pain relief, and indeterminate for thoracic Facet neurotomy. CONCLUSION: With intraarticular Facet Joint injections, the evidence for short- and long-term pain relief is limited for cervical pain and moderate for lumbar pain. For medial branch blocks, the evidence is moderate for short- and long-term pain relief. For medial branch neurotomy, the evidence is moderate for short- and long-term pain relief.
Sukdeb Datta - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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an update of the effectiveness of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions
Pain Physician, 2012Co-Authors: Frank J E Falco, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Sukdeb Datta, Nalini Sehgal, Stephanie Geffert, Obi Onyewu, Jie Zhu, Sareta Coubarous, Mariam Hameed, Stephen P WardAbstract:BACKGROUND Therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions are implemented to provide long-term pain relief after the Facet Joint has been identified as the basis for low back pain. The therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions generally used for the treatment of low back pain of Facet Joint origin are intraarticular Facet Joint injections, lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks, and radiofrequency neurotomy. OBJECTIVE To evaluate and update the effect of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain. STUDY DESIGN A systematic review of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions for the treatment of chronic low back pain. METHODS The available literature on lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain was reviewed. The quality assessment and clinical relevance criteria utilized were the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Review Group criteria as utilized for interventional techniques for randomized trials and the criteria developed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale criteria for observational studies. The level of evidence was classified as good, fair, and limited or poor based on the quality of evidence developed by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. Data sources included relevant literature identified through searches of PubMed and EMBASE from 1966 through June 2012, and manual searches of the bibliographies of known primary and review articles. OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome measure was pain relief with short-term relief defined as up to 6 months and long-term relief as 12 months. Secondary outcome measures were improvement in functional status, psychological status, return to work, and reduction in opioid intake. RESULTS For this systematic review, 122 studies were identified. Of these, 11 randomized trials and 14 observational studies met inclusion criteria for methodological quality assessment. The evidence for radiofrequency neurotomy is good and fair to good for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks for short- and long-term improvement; whereas the evidence for intraarticular injections and pulsed radiofrequency neurotomy is limited. LIMITATIONS The limitations of this systematic review include the continued paucity of evidence, specifically for intraarticular injection therapy. CONCLUSION In summary, there is good evidence for the use of conventional radiofrequency neurotomy, and fair to good evidence for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks for the treatment of chronic lumbar Facet Joint pain resulting in short-term and long-term pain relief and functional improvement. There is limited evidence for intraarticular Facet Joint injections and pulsed radiofrequency thermoneurolysis.
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An update of the effectiveness of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions.
Pain physician, 2012Co-Authors: Frank J E Falco, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Sukdeb Datta, Nalini Sehgal, Stephanie Geffert, Obi Onyewu, Jie Zhu, Sareta Coubarous, Mariam Hameed, Stephen P WardAbstract:Therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions are implemented to provide long-term pain relief after the Facet Joint has been identified as the basis for low back pain. The therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions generally used for the treatment of low back pain of Facet Joint origin are intraarticular Facet Joint injections, lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks, and radiofrequency neurotomy. To evaluate and update the effect of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain. A systematic review of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions for the treatment of chronic low back pain. The available literature on lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain was reviewed. The quality assessment and clinical relevance criteria utilized were the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Review Group criteria as utilized for interventional techniques for randomized trials and the criteria developed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale criteria for observational studies. The level of evidence was classified as good, fair, and limited or poor based on the quality of evidence developed by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. Data sources included relevant literature identified through searches of PubMed and EMBASE from 1966 through June 2012, and manual searches of the bibliographies of known primary and review articles. The primary outcome measure was pain relief with short-term relief defined as up to 6 months and long-term relief as 12 months. Secondary outcome measures were improvement in functional status, psychological status, return to work, and reduction in opioid intake. For this systematic review, 122 studies were identified. Of these, 11 randomized trials and 14 observational studies met inclusion criteria for methodological quality assessment. The evidence for radiofrequency neurotomy is good and fair to good for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks for short- and long-term improvement; whereas the evidence for intraarticular injections and pulsed radiofrequency neurotomy is limited. The limitations of this systematic review include the continued paucity of evidence, specifically for intraarticular injection therapy. In summary, there is good evidence for the use of conventional radiofrequency neurotomy, and fair to good evidence for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks for the treatment of chronic lumbar Facet Joint pain resulting in short-term and long-term pain relief and functional improvement. There is limited evidence for intraarticular Facet Joint injections and pulsed radiofrequency thermoneurolysis.
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systematic review of diagnostic utility and therapeutic effectiveness of cervical Facet Joint interventions
Pain Physician, 2009Co-Authors: Frank J E Falco, Sukdeb Datta, Stephanie Erhart, Bradley W Wargo, David A Bryce, Sairam Atluri, Salim M HayekAbstract:Background Chronic, recurrent neck pain is common and is associated with high pain intensity and disability, which is seen in 14% of the adult general population. Controlled studies have supported the existence of cervical Facet or zygapophysial Joint pain in 36% to 67% of these patients. However, these studies also have shown false-positive results in 27% to 63% of the patients with a single diagnostic block. There is also a paucity of literature investigating therapeutic interventions of cervical Facet Joint pain. Study design A systematic review of cervical Facet Joint interventions. Objective To evaluate the accuracy of diagnostic Facet Joint nerve blocks and the effectiveness of cervical Facet Joint interventions. Methods Medical databases and journals were searched to locate all relevant literature from 1966 through December 2008 in the English language. A review of the literature of the utility of Facet Joint interventions in diagnosing and managing Facet Joint pain was performed according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) criteria for diagnostic studies and observational studies and the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Review Group criteria as utilized for interventional techniques for randomized trials. Level of evidence The level of evidence was defined as Level I, II, or III based on the quality of evidence developed by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Outcome measures For diagnostic interventions, studies must have been performed utilizing controlled local anesthetic blocks which achieve at minimum 80% relief of pain and the ability to perform previously painful movements. For therapeutic interventions, the primary outcome measure was pain relief (short-term relief up to 6 months and long-term relief greater than 6 months) with secondary outcome measures of improvement in functional status, psychological status, return to work, and reduction in opioid intake. Results Based on the utilization of controlled comparative local anesthetic blocks, the evidence for the diagnosis of cervical Facet Joint pain is Level I or II-1. The indicated evidence for therapeutic cervical medial branch blocks is Level II-1. The indicated evidence for radiofrequency neurotomy in the cervical spine is Level II-1 or II-2, whereas the evidence is lacking for intraarticular injections. Limitations A systematic review of cervical Facet Joint interventions is hindered by the paucity of published literature and lack of literature for intraarticular cervical Facet Joint injections. Conclusions The evidence for diagnosis of cervical Facet Joint pain with controlled comparative local anesthetic blocks is Level I or II-1. The indicated evidence for therapeutic Facet Joint interventions is Level II-1 for medial branch blocks, and Level II-1 or II-2 for radiofrequency neurotomy.
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systematic assessment of diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic utility of lumbar Facet Joint interventions
Pain Physician, 2009Co-Authors: Sukdeb Datta, Frank J E Falco, David A Bryce, Marion Lee, Salim M HayekAbstract:Background Lumbar Facet Joints are a well recognized source of low back pain and referred pain in the lower extremity in patients with chronic low back pain. Conventional clinical features and other non-invasive diagnostic modalities are unreliable in diagnosing lumbar zygapophysial Joint pain. Controlled diagnostic studies have shown the prevalence of lumbar Facet Joint pain in 27% to 40% of the patients with chronic low back pain without disc displacement or radiculitis, with a false-positive rate of 27% to 47% with a single diagnostic block. Study design A systematic review of diagnostic and therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions. Objective To determine the clinical utility of diagnostic and therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain of Facet Joint origin. Methods Review of the literature for clinical studies on efficacy and utility of Facet Joint interventions in diagnosing and managing Facet Joint pain was performed according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) criteria for diagnostic studies and observational studies and the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Review Group criteria as utilized for interventional techniques for randomized trials. Data sources included relevant literature of the English language identified through searches of Medline and EMBASE from 1966 to December 2008 and manual searches of bibliographies of known primary and review articles. Analysis results were performed for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions separately. Level of evidence The level of evidence was defined as Level I, II, or III with 3 subcategories in Level II based on the quality of evidence developed by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for therapeutic interventions. Outcome measures For diagnostic interventions, studies must have been performed utilizing controlled local anesthetic blocks. Pain relief was categorized as at least 80% pain relief from baseline pain and ability to perform previously painful movements. For therapeutic interventions, the primary outcome measure was pain relief with secondary outcome measures of improvement in functional status, psychological status, return to work, and reduction in opioid intake. For therapeutic interventions, short-term pain relief was defined as relief lasting 6 months or less and long-term relief as longer than 6 months. Results Based on USPSTF criteria, evidence showed Level I or II-1 for diagnostic Facet Joint nerve blocks. Based on the review of included therapeutic studies, Level II-1 to II-2 evidence was indicated for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks with indicated level of evidence of Level II-2 to II-3 for lumbar radiofrequency neurotomy. Limitations The shortcoming of this systematic review of lumbar Facet Joint interventions is the paucity of published literature. Conclusion The evidence for diagnosis of lumbar Facet Joint pain with controlled local anesthetic blocks is Level I or II-1. The indicated level of evidence for therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions is Level II-1 or II-2 for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks, Level II-2 or II-3 evidence for radiofrequency neurotomy, and Level III (limited) evidence for intraarticular injections.
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an update of the effectiveness of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions
Pain Physician, 2012Co-Authors: Frank J E Falco, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Sukdeb Datta, Nalini Sehgal, Stephanie Geffert, Obi Onyewu, Jie Zhu, Sareta Coubarous, Mariam Hameed, Stephen P WardAbstract:BACKGROUND Therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions are implemented to provide long-term pain relief after the Facet Joint has been identified as the basis for low back pain. The therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions generally used for the treatment of low back pain of Facet Joint origin are intraarticular Facet Joint injections, lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks, and radiofrequency neurotomy. OBJECTIVE To evaluate and update the effect of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain. STUDY DESIGN A systematic review of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions for the treatment of chronic low back pain. METHODS The available literature on lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain was reviewed. The quality assessment and clinical relevance criteria utilized were the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Review Group criteria as utilized for interventional techniques for randomized trials and the criteria developed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale criteria for observational studies. The level of evidence was classified as good, fair, and limited or poor based on the quality of evidence developed by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. Data sources included relevant literature identified through searches of PubMed and EMBASE from 1966 through June 2012, and manual searches of the bibliographies of known primary and review articles. OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome measure was pain relief with short-term relief defined as up to 6 months and long-term relief as 12 months. Secondary outcome measures were improvement in functional status, psychological status, return to work, and reduction in opioid intake. RESULTS For this systematic review, 122 studies were identified. Of these, 11 randomized trials and 14 observational studies met inclusion criteria for methodological quality assessment. The evidence for radiofrequency neurotomy is good and fair to good for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks for short- and long-term improvement; whereas the evidence for intraarticular injections and pulsed radiofrequency neurotomy is limited. LIMITATIONS The limitations of this systematic review include the continued paucity of evidence, specifically for intraarticular injection therapy. CONCLUSION In summary, there is good evidence for the use of conventional radiofrequency neurotomy, and fair to good evidence for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks for the treatment of chronic lumbar Facet Joint pain resulting in short-term and long-term pain relief and functional improvement. There is limited evidence for intraarticular Facet Joint injections and pulsed radiofrequency thermoneurolysis.
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An update of the effectiveness of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions.
Pain physician, 2012Co-Authors: Frank J E Falco, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Sukdeb Datta, Nalini Sehgal, Stephanie Geffert, Obi Onyewu, Jie Zhu, Sareta Coubarous, Mariam Hameed, Stephen P WardAbstract:Therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions are implemented to provide long-term pain relief after the Facet Joint has been identified as the basis for low back pain. The therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions generally used for the treatment of low back pain of Facet Joint origin are intraarticular Facet Joint injections, lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks, and radiofrequency neurotomy. To evaluate and update the effect of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain. A systematic review of therapeutic lumbar Facet Joint interventions for the treatment of chronic low back pain. The available literature on lumbar Facet Joint interventions in managing chronic low back pain was reviewed. The quality assessment and clinical relevance criteria utilized were the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Review Group criteria as utilized for interventional techniques for randomized trials and the criteria developed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale criteria for observational studies. The level of evidence was classified as good, fair, and limited or poor based on the quality of evidence developed by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. Data sources included relevant literature identified through searches of PubMed and EMBASE from 1966 through June 2012, and manual searches of the bibliographies of known primary and review articles. The primary outcome measure was pain relief with short-term relief defined as up to 6 months and long-term relief as 12 months. Secondary outcome measures were improvement in functional status, psychological status, return to work, and reduction in opioid intake. For this systematic review, 122 studies were identified. Of these, 11 randomized trials and 14 observational studies met inclusion criteria for methodological quality assessment. The evidence for radiofrequency neurotomy is good and fair to good for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks for short- and long-term improvement; whereas the evidence for intraarticular injections and pulsed radiofrequency neurotomy is limited. The limitations of this systematic review include the continued paucity of evidence, specifically for intraarticular injection therapy. In summary, there is good evidence for the use of conventional radiofrequency neurotomy, and fair to good evidence for lumbar Facet Joint nerve blocks for the treatment of chronic lumbar Facet Joint pain resulting in short-term and long-term pain relief and functional improvement. There is limited evidence for intraarticular Facet Joint injections and pulsed radiofrequency thermoneurolysis.