Asian Pain Academy

Introduction: A New Chapter for Facet Joint Pain Facet-mediated spinal pain remains one of the most discussed—and sometimes most misunderstood—areas of interventional pain medicine. Should every patient with facet arthropathy on MRI receive a facet injection? Should every patient with a positive medial branch block proceed to radiofrequency ablation? Are intra-articular facet injections still relevant? And perhaps most importantly: Is radiofrequency ablation still the preferr

What is MIPSI? Chronic pain remains one of the most complex and resource-intensive challenges in contemporary clinical practice. Beyond its impact on physical function, persistent pain significantly affects psychological health, quality of life, occupational productivity, and healthcare utilization. While pharmacotherapy, rehabilitation, and surgical intervention remain important components of multidisciplinary pain management, a substantial group of patients fall into an int