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Although these procedures have established utility as pain management strategies, it is unclear if the disruption in function of the medial branch nerve leads to patient balance impairment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>(1) To determine if there was a difference in postural balance, measured using a head mountable physiological vibration acceleration (Phybrata) sensor, between those pursuing cervical or lumbar MBBs\/RFAs compared to an asymptomatic healthy cohort (HC). (2) To determine differences in balance and sensory reweighting prior to and following MBBs\/RFAs, and the association with clinical measures of pain and balance using the 4\u2010Stage Balance Test.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Quasiexperimental study with matched controls.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Community multidisciplinary chronic musculoskeletal pain practice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sixty individuals with chronic axial back pain and 60 age\u2010\/gender\u2010matched healthy individuals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Interventions\/main outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Standing balance measures recorded with the Phybrata sensor, subjective report of pain (numerical rating scale), and clinical measures of balance (4\u2010Stage Balance Test) were analyzed before and after participants underwent MBBs\/RFAs and compared to an asymptomatic HC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participants with axial spinal pain of facet joint origin (\u2265\u200950% relief post MBB\/RFA) demonstrated balance degradation when standing with eyes closed, when compared to participants with nonspecific axial spinal pain (&lt;\u200950% pain relief) or HCs \u2013 both prior to and following MBBs\/RFAs. Following MBBs\/RFAs, participants undergoing C2\/3 procedures demonstrated increased postural sway. The remainder of participants with axial spinal pain did not show any further balance deficits, with corresponding sensory reweighting adaptation. Phybrata measures were not associated with pain location or pain intensity prior to or after MBBs\/RFAs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These results suggest the risk of developing significant balance impairments following MBB\/RFA procedure of either the cervical (excluding C2\/3) or lumbar spine is low, although residual balance deficits remain.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/pmrj.70083","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,19]],"date-time":"2026-01-19T08:41:29Z","timestamp":1768812089000},"page":"863-873","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Analysis of balance in adults with chronic axial spinal pain receiving medial branch block or radiofrequency ablation procedures"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Matthew","family":"Carter","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine &amp; 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