injected hypertonic saline in the region of the lumbar facet joints, which resulted in pain in the sacroiliac and gluteal regions with radiation to the greater trochanter. Mooney and Robertson performed saline intra-articular facet injections that resulted in a similar pain referral pattern; however,...
In the lower back, facet syndrome is characterized by: low back pain; pressure soreness at the level of the facet joints involved; leg pain, but not following a radicular pattern of a pinched nerve; pain increase during rotation movements; greater pain during extension with respect to flexion;...
was not able to identify clinical facet joint syndromes or find predictors of who may respond better to facet joint injections. Furthermore, although pain referral patterns have been identified, investigators have been unable to correlate specific patterns with individual levels...
Variables evaluated for their association with outcome included age, sex, duration of pain, opioid use, pain referral pattern, paraspinal tenderness, pain exacerbated by extension/rotation, magnetic resonance image abnormalities, diabetes, smoking, scoliosis, obesity, prior surgery, and levels treated. ...
posterior primary rami has yet to be established, and significant pain pattern overlap between the thoracic facet joint, costotransverse joints, and visceral referral patterns, as well as the limitations of current biomechanics, challenge the clinician's ability to examine pain of suspected thoracic ...
Reports on the injection of hypertonic saline in the region of the facet joints to produce low back pain. Relief of the pain by articular local anesthetic injection; Production of a similar pain referral pattern with intra-articular saline facet injection; Presence of neck pain and headache from...