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1 Spine Pain Management Program Please complete the following information: Patient Name: Patient ID Number: Patient DOB: The procedure being requested: Facet Injection Please check the indication (reason) for this procedure and complete the form below: Facet Injection for the diagnosis of suspected facet pain Facet Injection for the treatment of facet related pain Facet Injection for the treatment of facet pain Facet Injection with no indication

2 Requested Procedure Please indicate the spinal levels on which this procedure will be performed C T L History Please enter the date of onset for current episode M M D D C C Y Y Requested Procedure What is the primary spinal region involved? (choose only one) Cervical Thoracic Lumbosacral Please indicate on which side the injection will be performed Right Left Bilateral t applicable Indicate Signs and Syptoms Please indicate the symptom(s) associated with this spine condition Neck pain Mid-back pain Lumbosacral pain SI pain Radicular pain Neurogenic claudication Paresthesia Please indicate the severity of these symptoms Severe Very severe Incapacitating Please assess the patient's overall physical function Very good Good Moderate Poor Very poor Indicate Neurologic Signs Please indicate the neurologic sign(s) associated with this spine condition Focal weakness Widespread weakness Atrophy Gait disturbance Pathologic reflex Clonus Spasticity Please indicate the severity of these neurologic signs Severe Very severe Progressive Page: 01

3 Indicate Neurological Motor Deficits Please indicate if neurological motor deficits are present Please indicate the spinal nerve root(s) affected by the motor deficit Please indicate the severity of the motor deficit Severe Very severe Incapacitating Diagnostic Testing Please indicate the type of diagnostic testing previously performed for this condition CT MRI CT-Myelography X-rays Bending/Dynamic x-rays Bone scan/spect Needle EMG Nerve conduction testing H-reflex testing Sensory evoked potential Spinal biopsy Nerve root block Please indicate the findings reported by this diagnostic testing Myelopathy Cauda equina Fracture Malignancy Infection Spondyloarthropathy Severe Instability Central stenosis Nerve root compression Spondylolisthesis Deformity Hardware failure Pseudoarthrosis Inconclusive Please indicate the spinal levels on which these findings were reported Additional Information Please indicate if the clinical presentation is consistent with findings on diagnostic imaging Specify Prior/Conservative Care Please indicate the clinician(s) who delivered primary/conservative care for this spine condition PCP Medical Specialist Surgeon Physical Therapist Chiropractor Massage Therapist Other Page: 02

4 Please indicate the primary/conservative care intervention(s) received for this spine condition NSAIDs n-opioid Analgesics Opioids Patient Education Supervised Exercise Spinal Manipulation Muscle Relaxants Other Medications Heat Ice Physical Modalities Massage Other Please indicate the number of weeks of primary care received since the date of onset Please assess the improvement in symptoms noted since initiating primary/conservative care ne 1-10% 11-20% 21-30% 30% or more Please assess the improvement in function noted since initiating primary/conservative care ne 1-10% 11-20% 21-30% Over 30% Specify Prior Facet Injection Please indicate if a diagnostic facet injection previously been performed for this spine condition? Please indicate the date on which the facet injection was performed M M D D C C Y Y Please assess the improvement in symptoms after the diagnostic facet injection ne 1-15% 16-30% 31-50% 51-65% 66-80% % Please indicate the duration of improvement in symptoms after the diagnostic facet injection < 3 hours < 24 hours 1-7 days 8-15 days days 30 days or more Please assess the improvement in function after the diagnostic procedure ne 1-15% 16-30% 31-50% 51-65% 66-80% % Page: 03

5 Please assess the duration of improvement in function after the diagnostic facet injection < 3 hours < 24 hours 1-7 days 8-15 days days 30 days or more Please indicate the spinal levels in which a diagnostic facet injection was last performed Contraindications Please indicate if there are any contraindications to this procedure What are they? Page: 04

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