Cervical Facet Joints Injury

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May 16, 2022
Auto Injury and Accident, Cervical Facet Joints Injury, Whiplash Injuries

Whiplash Injuries: Emphasis on the cervical facet joints

Studies have shown that whiplash injuries are mainly associated with neck pain as a major symptom. It is also reported that “neck pain is present in all patients with WAD, but headache is also a prevalent symptom (88%), especially in patients in whom the C2–3 facet joint is implicated as a cause of pain. Deans...

49361661
May 16, 2022
Auto Injury and Accident, Cervical Facet Joints, Cervical Facet Joints Injury, Whiplash Injuries

Whiplash Injuries: Injections of the cervical facet joints

The authors of this blog recommend that interventional pain procedures should be reserved to cases where “lower level of care” has been exhausted and/or if the pain is becoming a daily debilitating burden, even early on after the initial insult. In addition, we believe the patient has the right to decide and ‘go directly’ to...