Cervical Medial Branch Block: Ultrasound Guided

Silva-Ortiz V.M.; Solis-Valades O.; Diez-Tafur R. · Practical Atlas of Ultrasound for Anesthesia in Chronic Pain (2025) · DOI: 10.1201/9781032625911-38

Resumen

The potential pain generators in the cervical spine can be the vertebral body, the intervertebral disc, the facet joints, and the nerve roots. Cervical facets are a common cause of not only cervical spine pain but also headaches. Currently, the estimated lifespan of human beings has been increasing, with which degenerative joint problems are associated as part of the aging process, which means that the prevalence of these conditions is also increasing. Pain of cervical facet origin is a condition that is sometimes underdiagnosed because imaging diagnosis (computed tomography [CT], MRI) is not the gold standard, so the clinical history and physical examination are fundamental parts of this anatomical part.