Post by Nicola van der Linden
Clinical Associate
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐! ๐ Iโm excited to share that our abstract, โComparison of Intra-Articular Facet Injections for Patients With Lower Back Pain Using Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) or Local Anaesthetic and Corticosteroid Combination: A Prospective Study,โ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฑ-๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฏ๐๐น, ๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐. ๐น๐ท It has been a privilege to work on this research with my previous boss and previous colleague โ a project that has been a significant learning experience and milestone in my career. Looking forward to presenting in May 2026 and contributing to the ongoing conversation around spine care and innovation. ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. ๐ Jaytesh Pillay AO Spine Chantรฉ van der Merwe