There is no other alternative but provocative discography to identify discogenic pain, Franke of Klinikum Dortmund, in Dortmund, Germany, said. “You should perform facet blocks and if they are ...

MIAMI — Results of a 10-year prospective study suggest that discography can result in accelerated disc degeneration and herniation. In the multicenter study, 75 patients without severe low back pain ...

Confirms predictive value of Nociscan for identifying painful discs. Nociscan demonstrated a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 80% compared to provocative discography (PD), suggesting Nociscan ...

Chronic low back pain is a common condition that has significant economic consequences for affected patients and their communities. Despite the prevailing view that an anatomic diagnosis is often ...

Minimally invasive spine procedures involving the use of facet fixation products are expected to grow faster than other sectors of the spine surgery market over the next five years, according to US ...