Lumbar facet joint syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Older than 18 years old; 2. Patients with chronic back or lower extremity pain longer than 3 months; 3. Those patients who have low back pain with or without radiation pain in the buttocks indicating small joint syndrome (the pain of stretching or bending the spine to the affected side is aggravated; the pain of sitting, climbing the steps and holding a posture for a long time is aggravated); 4. Patients who fail in conservative treatment (physical therapy, drug therapy, etc.); 5. The patient or his family members sign the informed consent voluntarily.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a history of lumbar trauma or lumbar surgery; 2. Patients with abnormal lumbar imaging findings but no symptoms of low back pain; 3. Low back pain caused by other other diseases, such as lumbar deformity, lumbar tuberculosis or tumor, intervertebral disc lesions, spinal canal lesions, radiation pain from other parts, cardiovascular diseases, rheumatic immune system diseases, etc.; 4. Patients who received systemic steroid therapy within 1 month or intracapsular steroid injection within 6 months; 5. Pregnant or lactating women, patients with psychosis and patients with other major diseases; 6. Patients with poor compliance or lost follow-up.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Numeric Rating Scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oswestry disability index;The Chinese version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index;Patient Health Questionnaire-9;Rescue Medication;Adverse complication;Effective Treatment Rate; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Shanghai Oriental Hospital