A lumbar facet injection is also referred to as a lumbar facet joint block. In this procedure, a local anesthetic agent (numbing medicine) is injected into your back: specifically, the small ...

What is a facet joint injection? A facet joint injection is an injection into or around the joints that sit on either side of the vertebrae (bones) in the spine. These small joints connect each spinal ...

Farrell S, Smith A, Schneider B, Schneider G, Grondin D, Gelley G, Bobos P, Maher CG, Gross AR. Glucocorticoid facet joint injection for chronic back or neck pain (Protocol). Cochrane Database of ...

Intraoperative Facet Joint Block Reduces Pain After Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion Journal: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume Published: 2024-11-21 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.23.01480 ...

Facet hypertrophy is when the joints that help articulate the spinal column—called facet joints—become enlarged, resulting in pain, stiffness, and a reduced range of motion. There are many possible ...

Nerve blocks are used for pain treatment and management. Often a group of nerves, called a plexus or ganglion, that causes pain to a specific organ or body region can be blocked with the injection ...

Medial branch blocks involve the injection of a local anesthetic agent to diagnose low back pain from facet joints. The injection can also serve as a prognostic tool before radiofrequency ablation.

Facet joint syndrome, a common cause of back and neck pain, can significantly impact your quality of life. Dr Vivek Loomba, Senior Consultant Pain Physician at the Indian Spinal Injuries Center ...

Facet joint pain typically affects one side or both sides of the back. Any facet joint can produce pain affecting the back, buttocks, hips, and groin. Pain can sometimes radiate into one or both ...