Cervical medial branch blocks may offer therapeutic benefit for facet-mediated neck pain

1. A subset of patients undergoing cervical medial branch blocks experienced meaningful short- to medium-term pain and functional improvement that exceeded the expected duration of local anesthetic effects. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Study Rundown: This prospective cohort study by Finlayson et al. evaluated whether cervical medial branch blocks (CMBB), typically used diagnostically for facet-mediated […]
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