{"id":4895,"date":"2024-07-25T17:35:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T15:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/patients\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T14:29:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T12:29:21","slug":"patients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/en-us\/patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4895\" class=\"elementor elementor-4895 elementor-460\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f90eb6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f90eb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/sc-medica.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sc-medica-patients-video-bg.mp4&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation_laptop&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" role=\"presentation\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1597150 bandeau e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1597150\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e799e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"36e799e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c1441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7c1441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Up to <b class=\"large\">45%\u2009of the time<\/b><br>the <b>facet joint<\/b> is a cause of chronic low <b>back pain<\/b> <span class=\"tooltip\"><sup> [\"]<\/sup><span class=\"tooltiptext\">Perolat R, Kastler A, Nicot B, Pellat JM, Tahon F, Attye A, Heck O, Boubagra K, Grand S, Krainik A. Facet joint syndrome: from diagnosis to interventional management. Insights Imaging. 2018 Oct;9(5):773-789. doi: 10.1007\/s13244-018-0638-x. Epub 2018 Aug 8. PMID: 30090998; PMCID: PMC6206372.<br><br>Manchikanti L, Manchikanti KN, Cash KA, Singh V, Giordano J. Age-related prevalence of facet-joint involvement in chronic neck and low back pain. Pain Physician. 2008 Jan;11(1):67-75. 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elementor-element-d869947 elementor-absolute treatments2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d869947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/angle-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7696\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa32901 elementor-absolute treatments2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa32901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/angle-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7697\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af3d12 treatments3-wrapper nonactif elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9af3d12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e030d0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e030d0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14de0d8 elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"14de0d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;dots&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-degenerative-instability-facet.jpg\" alt=\"Degenerative facet joint with inflammation between two lumbar vertebrae\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c05ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54c05ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7127267 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7127267\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:800}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d5e45e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d5e45e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f91f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6f91f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Degenerative instability<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e7b48 description elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15e7b48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:900}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the facet joints wear, the spinal segment can move more than it should. The pain becomes mechanical: it comes in recurrent episodes, sometimes with a feeling that the back is &#8220;giving way&#8221;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd64a4 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-right elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ebd64a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\" id=\"treatments3-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Treatments<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d45ffc elementor-absolute treatments3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d45ffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/angle-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7696\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d5b7c elementor-absolute treatments3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12d5b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/angle-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7697\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-488d02b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"488d02b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"treatments2\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a8318 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8a8318\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b51f1c9 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b51f1c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80a8f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80a8f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cortisone <br class=\"no-break-mobile\">injections<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02bf055 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02bf055\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12872f5 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12872f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-treatments-cortisone-injections.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7700\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666bfea elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"666bfea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cortisone injections to reduce facet joint inflammation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43da2a2 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43da2a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:150}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a953409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a953409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Radio Frequency <br class=\"no-break-mobile\">Ablation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce83803 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce83803\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf9958 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebf9958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-treatments-radio-frequency-ablation.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7701\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b7548 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0b7548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Temporary thermal<br \/>\ndestruction of pain nerves<br \/>\nin the facets<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a31fdfe e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a31fdfe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5bb34e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5bb34e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Facet <br class=\"no-break-mobile\">fusion<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d598c03 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d598c03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-098fe7a elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"098fe7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-treatments-surgical-fixation.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7702\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09dd06f elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09dd06f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fusion of the painful facet joints with FFX<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> facet cages, to stop the motion causing pain<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a453710 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a453710\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1413427 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1413427\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83fc08c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83fc08c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"55\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/can-evolve-to-v.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4897\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4dd33 treatments3-wrapper nonactif e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed4dd33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce3898b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce3898b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df32a29 elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"df32a29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;dots&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-degenerative-instability-facet.jpg\" alt=\"Degenerative facet joint with inflammation between two lumbar vertebrae\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc157b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fc157b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a35de e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27a35de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:800}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75cee43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75cee43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d960ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d960ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Degenerative instability<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1379d9f description elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1379d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:900}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the facet joints wear, the spinal segment can move more than it should. The pain becomes mechanical: it comes in recurrent episodes, sometimes with a feeling that the back is &#8220;giving way&#8221;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b7dcd elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-right elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f4b7dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\" id=\"treatments3-button-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Treatments<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd13b3d elementor-absolute treatments3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd13b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/angle-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7696\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f4d52e elementor-absolute treatments3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f4d52e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/angle-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7697\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfdd4e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfdd4e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"treatments3\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a27a9a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a27a9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3004a e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a3004a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367fc98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"367fc98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pedicle screw <br>fusion<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a05f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8a05f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treatments-pedicle-screws-decompression.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4896\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treatments-pedicle-screws-decompression.jpg 384w, https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treatments-pedicle-screws-decompression-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d9dc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0d9dc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conventional fusion: Pedicle screws inserted into each vertebra of the treated segment and connected by rods.<\/p><p>It remains necessary for major instability or deformity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b3e49 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45b3e49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:150}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15b006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c15b006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Facet fusion <br>with FFX\u00ae<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d6e8a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d6e8a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treatments-facet-fixation-decompression.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7705\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treatments-facet-fixation-decompression.jpg 384w, https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treatments-facet-fixation-decompression-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7bb033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7bb033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A titanium facet cage placed in each facet joint and secured with an FFX<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> locking screw, with bone graft.<\/p><p>It is intended to fuse the facet joints only, without Pedicle screws or rods, with 19 times less implanted metal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a3490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33a3490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatment options vary in duration <br class=\"no-break-mobile\">of pain relief and invasiveness<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae0f82e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ae0f82e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90f08ab elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90f08ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1298\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-treatments-options-ffx-v5.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7888\" alt=\"Treatment options for facet joint pain by duration of pain relief and invasiveness\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7acffa1 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7acffa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/patients-ffx-sustainable-pain-treatment-mobile-ffx.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7874\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d90d190 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d90d190\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b53b0 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88b53b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is FFX\u00ae <br>right for me?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beea0bd elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"beea0bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treatments-ffx-xray-us-v2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7839\" alt=\"X-ray of a lumbar spine treated with FFX facet cages\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treatments-ffx-xray-us-v2.jpg 488w, https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treatments-ffx-xray-us-v2-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e39397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e39397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>.scm-ffxbox h3{color:#fff;font-family:Futura,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:2.25rem;line-height:1.15;margin:0 0 16px}@media(max-width:1024px){.scm-ffxbox h3{font-size:1.5rem}}@media(max-width:767px){.scm-ffxbox h3{font-size:1.3125rem}}.scm-ffxbox p{color:#fff}<\/style><div class=\"scm-ffxbox\" style=\"background:#42548E;color:#fff;border-radius:14px;padding:22px 20px;max-width:300px;margin:0 auto;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(30,40,80,.25)\"><h3>Is FFX<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> <br>right for me?<\/h3><p>FFX<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> is FDA cleared for lumbar degenerative disc disease and\/or degenerative facet disease with instability, from L3 to S1, in skeletally mature patients who have failed conservative care.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom:0\">It is not suitable for every patient, for example in case of osteoporosis or spondylolisthesis of grade II or higher. Talk to your spine physician.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2af50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f2af50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da25254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"da25254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.scm-faq{max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 16px 40px;line-height:1.6;font-size:16px;color:inherit}\n.scm-faq h2{font-size:1.6em;margin:1.6em 0 .6em}\n.scm-faq .acc{border-top:1px solid #E3E7EE}\n.scm-faq details{border-bottom:1px solid #E3E7EE;margin:0}\n.scm-faq summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:22px 44px 22px 0;font-weight:700;font-size:1.08em;line-height:1.4;color:#151D36;position:relative}\n.scm-faq summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}\n.scm-faq summary::before,.scm-faq summary::after{content:\"\";position:absolute;right:6px;top:50%;width:16px;height:2px;background:#6B7383;border-radius:1px;transition:transform .25s}\n.scm-faq summary::after{transform:rotate(90deg)}\n.scm-faq details[open] summary::after{transform:rotate(0)}\n.scm-faq summary:hover,.scm-faq details[open] summary{color:#42548E}\n.scm-faq details{transition:box-shadow .2s}.scm-faq details:hover,.scm-faq details[open]{box-shadow:inset 4px 0 0 #00FFFF}\n.scm-faq summary{padding-left:18px!important}\n.scm-faq .ans{padding:0 0 22px 18px}.scm-faq .ans p{margin:0 0 10px}\n.scm-faq sup.cite{font-size:.7em;color:#00A9C4;margin-left:1px}\n.scm-faq sup.reg{font-size:.6em;line-height:0;vertical-align:super;position:static!important;top:auto!important;margin-left:.05em}\n.scm-faq ol.refs{list-style:none;margin:8px 0 0;padding:10px 0 0 12px;border-left:3px solid #00B8D4;font-size:.82em;color:#6B7383;line-height:1.5}\n.scm-faq ol.refs a{color:#6B7383;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px}\n.scm-faq .lk{color:#42548E;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#00FFFF;text-decoration-thickness:2px;text-underline-offset:4px}\n.scm-faq .tooltip.scm-cw{display:inline;position:relative;color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:currentColor;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px;cursor:help}\n.scm-faq .tooltip.scm-cw .tooltiptext{font-weight:400;line-height:1.4}\n.scm-faq .tooltiptext a{color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;word-break:break-all}\n.scm-faq .safety{margin-top:2em;padding:16px 18px;border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.15);border-radius:8px;font-size:.92em}\n.scm-faq .safety h3{margin:0 0 .4em;font-size:1em}\n<\/style>\n<section class=\"scm-faq\">\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"acc\">\n<details name=\"pt-faq-us\"><summary>What causes chronic low back pain?<\/summary><div class=\"ans\"><p>Chronic low back pain can come from several structures: the intervertebral discs, the facet joints, the sacroiliac joints, the nerves and the muscles. The facet joints are the source of pain in <span class=\"tooltip scm-cw\">up to 45%<span class=\"tooltiptext\">Perolat et al., Insights Imaging, 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30090998\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30090998\/<\/a><br><br>Manchikanti et al., Pain Physician, 2008 <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/18196171\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/18196171\/<\/a><\/span><\/span> of people with chronic low back pain. Facet joint pain is often overlooked, because imaging alone cannot confirm it.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<details name=\"pt-faq-us\"><summary>Can the facet joints cause low back pain?<\/summary><div class=\"ans\"><p>Yes, and they are among its most common sources, involved in <span class=\"tooltip scm-cw\">up to 45%<span class=\"tooltiptext\">Perolat et al., Insights Imaging, 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30090998\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30090998\/<\/a><br><br>Manchikanti et al., Pain Physician, 2008 <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/18196171\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/18196171\/<\/a><\/span><\/span> of cases. Wear of the facet joint reduces its lubricating fluid; the resulting friction causes inflammation and pain, typically in the lower back, often worse when standing, twisting or bending backward. These clinical symptoms suggest facet joint pain but cannot confirm it on their own. Over time, facet degeneration can also make a spinal segment unstable.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<details name=\"pt-faq-us\"><summary>How is facet joint pain diagnosed?<\/summary><div class=\"ans\"><p>Imaging alone cannot confirm that the facet joints are the source of pain, because a significant proportion of people without back pain also show <span class=\"tooltip scm-cw\">degenerative changes of the facet joints on CT scans or MRI<span class=\"tooltiptext\">Brinjikji et al., AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 2015 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajnr.org\/content\/36\/4\/811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ajnr.org\/content\/36\/4\/811<\/a><\/span><\/span>. The reference test is a diagnostic block: a local anesthetic is injected into the facet joint or near its small nerves (e.g., medial branch block). If the pain clearly decreases for a few hours, <span class=\"tooltip scm-cw\">the facet joint is considered the pain generator<span class=\"tooltiptext\">Cohen et al., Reg Anesth Pain Med, 2020 (multispecialty consensus guidelines) <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32245841\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32245841\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>. Your physician interprets the result together with your symptoms, examination and imaging. To look for instability, your physician may order flexion and extension X-rays.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<details name=\"pt-faq-us\"><summary>How is facet joint pain treated?<\/summary><div class=\"ans\"><p>Treatment follows steps, from the least to the most invasive: pain medication and exercise-based physical therapy; corticosteroid injections, which reduce the painful inflammation locally, with <span class=\"tooltip scm-cw\">an effect that typically lasts a few weeks<span class=\"tooltiptext\">Cohen et al., Reg Anesth Pain Med, 2020 (multispecialty consensus guidelines) <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32245841\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32245841\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>; then radiofrequency ablation, which uses heat to destroy the small nerves carrying the pain signal to the brain. Relief lasts several months, but <span class=\"tooltip scm-cw\">the nerves typically grow back after 6 to 12 months<span class=\"tooltiptext\">Smuck et al., PM&amp;R, 2012 (systematic review) <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1016\/j.pmrj.2012.06.007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1016\/j.pmrj.2012.06.007<\/a><br><br>Perolat et al., Insights Imaging, 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30090998\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30090998\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>, so the procedure often has to be repeated. Surgery is considered only after conservative care has failed, and depends in particular on whether the spine is unstable.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<details name=\"pt-faq-us\"><summary>What can be done when injections or radiofrequency ablation no longer relieve the pain?<\/summary><div class=\"ans\"><p>Corticosteroid injections reduce inflammation inside or around the facet joint, but their relief is <span class=\"tooltip scm-cw\">usually temporary (a few weeks)<span class=\"tooltiptext\">Perolat et al., Insights Imaging, 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30090998\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30090998\/<\/a><br><br>Cohen et al., Reg Anesth Pain Med, 2020 (multispecialty consensus guidelines) <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32245841\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32245841\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>. Radiofrequency ablation uses heat to destroy the small nerves that carry the pain signal from the facet joint to the brain. It treats the signal, not its source: the worn joint itself is unchanged. <span class=\"tooltip scm-cw\">The nerves typically grow back after 6 to 12 months<span class=\"tooltiptext\">Smuck et al., PM&amp;R, 2012 (systematic review) <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1016\/j.pmrj.2012.06.007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1016\/j.pmrj.2012.06.007<\/a><br><br>Perolat et al., Insights Imaging, 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30090998\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30090998\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>, so pain returns and the procedure often has to be repeated. When these treatments no longer bring lasting relief, your physician <span class=\"tooltip scm-cw\">first reassesses the diagnosis<span class=\"tooltiptext\">Cohen et al., Reg Anesth Pain Med, 2020 (multispecialty consensus guidelines) <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32245841\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32245841\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>, including other possible causes of pain and spinal instability. Unlike these treatments, facet arthrodesis targets the source of the pain: it is intended to fuse the painful facet joints, so that <span class=\"tooltip scm-cw\">the abnormal motion (micro-motion) that causes the inflammation<span class=\"tooltiptext\">Van Oosterwyck et al., Life, 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2075-1729\/14\/11\/1480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.mdpi.com\/2075-1729\/14\/11\/1480<\/a><\/span><\/span> stops. Among its FDA-cleared indications, FFX<sup class=\"reg\">\u00ae<\/sup> can be used as an aid to lumbar fusion, through bilateral immobilization of the facet joints at one or two levels with bone graft, for degenerative facet disease with instability from L3 to S1 in skeletally mature patients who have failed conservative care. Not every patient with facet joint pain has instability; your physician decides whether fusion is appropriate.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<details name=\"pt-faq-us\"><summary>What is facet cage arthrodesis with FFX<sup class=\"reg\">\u00ae<\/sup>?<\/summary><div class=\"ans\"><p>Facet arthrodesis (facet fusion) is a surgical procedure intended to fuse the painful facet joints so that they no longer move and rub. A facet joint is a small joint at the back of the spine, between two vertebrae. When it wears out, it moves abnormally with every step and every bending movement. These small abnormal movements (micro-motion) stretch the joint capsule and irritate the joint lining, <span class=\"tooltip scm-cw\">which causes painful inflammation<span class=\"tooltiptext\">Van Oosterwyck et al., Life, 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2075-1729\/14\/11\/1480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.mdpi.com\/2075-1729\/14\/11\/1480<\/a><\/span><\/span>. Fusion means making two bones grow together into one solid bone. Once the joint is fused, it can no longer move, so the micro-motion and the inflammation it causes stop. To achieve this, the surgeon prepares the joint surfaces, adds bone graft and places a small implant that holds the joint still to promote new bone growth across it, much like a cast holds a broken bone to help it heal. FFX<sup class=\"reg\">\u00ae<\/sup> is such an implant: a titanium facet cage placed inside each facet joint of the treated segment, on both sides, and secured with an FFX<sup class=\"reg\">\u00ae<\/sup> locking screw. It provides temporary fixation and stabilization while fusion develops. It can be performed through open surgery or through minimally invasive approaches (tubular, endoscopic or fully percutaneous). Unlike conventional fusion with Pedicle screws and rods, it acts on the facet joints only. Fusion develops progressively: in three published studies, including a comparative study of selected patients undergoing decompression surgery, bony fusion was confirmed on imaging in <span class=\"tooltip scm-cw\">89% to 91% of cases<span class=\"tooltiptext\">Mostofi, Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol, 2025 (100 patients, 91% at 12 months) <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00590-025-04425-y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi.org\/10.1007\/s00590-025-04425-y<\/a><br><br>Srour et al., Int J Spine Surg, 2020 (89% of devices used standalone, without PLIF, at 12 months) <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.14444\/7149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi.org\/10.14444\/7149<\/a><br><br>Houari et al., Clin Spine Surg, 2025, published online 2024 (112 patients; 91% of patients with FFX\u00ae and its locking screw at 2+ years) <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39404118\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39404118\/<\/a><\/span><\/span> with FFX<sup class=\"reg\">\u00ae<\/sup>, from one year to more than two years after surgery.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<details name=\"pt-faq-us\"><summary>Is there an alternative to conventional spinal fusion?<\/summary><div class=\"ans\"><p>Conventional spinal fusion is intended to join two or more vertebrae so that they fuse into a single solid block of bone. It usually uses Pedicle screws, inserted into each vertebra and connected by rods, often with a cage placed in the disc space after removal of the disc. Whether there is an alternative depends on the cause of the pain, the stability of the spine and the patient's anatomy. Some options avoid fusion altogether, such as decompression alone when leg pain from compressed nerves predominates and the spine is stable. Others keep fusion but make it lighter: facet cage arthrodesis with FFX<sup class=\"reg\">\u00ae<\/sup> is intended to fuse only the facet joints of the treated segment, without Pedicle screws, rods or removal of the disc, and uses <a class=\"lk\" href=\"https:\/\/sc-medica.com\/en-us\/minvi\/\">19 times less metal<\/a> than a Pedicle screw construct. It remains a fusion, not an alternative to fusion. FFX<sup class=\"reg\">\u00ae<\/sup> is FDA cleared for lumbar degenerative disc disease (back pain coming from a worn disc, confirmed by history and imaging) and\/or degenerative facet disease with instability, from L3 to S1, in skeletally mature patients who have failed conservative care. It is not suitable for every patient: major instability or deformity still requires Pedicle screws.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<details name=\"pt-faq-us\"><summary>How does FFX<sup class=\"reg\">\u00ae<\/sup> compare with Pedicle screws?<\/summary><div class=\"ans\"><p>In selected patients without major instability or deformity, FFX<sup class=\"reg\">\u00ae<\/sup> can be used instead of Pedicle screws. In a retrospective comparative study of selected patients undergoing decompression surgery, surgery with FFX<sup class=\"reg\">\u00ae<\/sup> was <span class=\"tooltip scm-cw\">35% shorter, with 44% less blood loss<span class=\"tooltiptext\">Srour, Cureus, 2022 (70 patients; 99 vs 153 min, 251 vs 447 mL) <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35399487\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35399487\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>, than with Pedicle screws. In another comparative study, pain and function improved in both groups at more than two years, with <span class=\"tooltip scm-cw\">no significant difference between them<span class=\"tooltiptext\">Houari et al., Clin Spine Surg, 2025, published online 2024 (112 patients; 91% of patients with FFX\u00ae and its locking screw at 2+ years) <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39404118\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39404118\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>. Pedicle screws remain necessary for major instability or deformity. Talk to your spine physician about which technique suits your case.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"safety\"><h3>Important safety information<\/h3><p>FFX<sup class=\"reg\">\u00ae<\/sup> is contraindicated in patients with osteoporosis or spondylolisthesis of grade II or higher; this list is not exhaustive. As with any spine surgery, potential risks include infection, bleeding, nerve injury, device loosening or migration, failure to achieve fusion and the need for additional surgery. Outcomes vary between patients. This summary does not replace the complete U.S. Instructions for Use, including all indications, contraindications, warnings and precautions. 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