BASIVERTEBRAL NERVE ABLATION

Course overview

LOW BACK PAIN REMAINS A GLOBAL CONCERN IN HEALTHCARE. DIAGNOSING THE SOURCE OF LOW BACK PAIN REMAINS A CLINICAL CHALLENGE FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND OFTEN TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS HAVE A WIDE LEVEL OF EFFICACY GIVEN POOR SPECIFICITY IN THE DIAGNOSIS. AMONG THE HYPOTHESIZED SOURCES OF LOW BACK PAIN, VERTEBRAL PAIN RESULTING FROM DAMAGED VERTEBRAL ENDPLATES HAS GAINED ATTENTION WITH SPECIFIC AND RELIABLE DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA AND SEVERAL CLINICAL STUDIES REPORTING ROBUST EFFECTIVENESS DATA USING INTRAOSSEOUS BASIVERTEBRAL NERVE ABLATION AS A TARGETED INTERVENTION IN THIS SUBSET OF PATIENTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN OF VERTEBRAL ETIOLOGY. THIS REVIEW DESCRIBES THE CLINICAL EVIDENCE, INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, EQUIPMENT, PREPARATION, TECHNIQUE, AND COMPLICATIONS OF BASIVERTEBRAL NERVE ABLATION. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THIS PROCEDURE IN THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MANAGEMENT OF LOW BACK PAIN.