Jun 20, 2016 · I have just began a series of facet joint injections for chronic lower back pain, due to arthritis and degenerative spine disease. The injections start off small then they add more …

Jun 5, 2024 · Facet joint injections may help. They work by reducing inflammation. The injections are also used to see if radiofrequency ablation of the medial branch nerve (the one that carries …

Sep 5, 2019 · These injections can be very helpful even in the long term to yield spine and extremity pain relief. Below, a detailed discussion is offered on epidural injections and …

Jun 18, 2024 · The facet joint injections only relieve back pain, but FJ arthritis often coexists with lumbar disc disease that can cause sciatica. For that you need an MRI for diagnosis and …

What is Radiofrequency Ablation Radiofrequency ablation (sometimes referred to as radiofrequency neurotomy) is an outpatient procedure that uses electrical energy to create a …

Jul 18, 2023 · Lumbar facet joint injections. What is the longest time it took for any of you to get relief. I have heard ten days. Tomorrow will be seven days for me. No relief as of tonight, and …

Jan 1, 2025 · Has anyone replaced their facet joint? Did you get relief? How was the recovery. I have osteoarthritis in my facet joints causing severe pain they pretty much gas me bed ridden …

Feb 5, 2024 · Has anyone received injections or ablation at C1, C2 for inflammation at this level of the cervical spine or any other treatments? Limited to what medications I can take due to …

Aug 9, 2023 · All four doctors say my spine is fine and that I have arthritis in facet joints and muscle inflammation in lower back sacroiliac joint and I don't need fusion surgery.

Dec 23, 2022 · CT guided left C7/T1 T1/T2 T2/3 facet joint steroid injections I am so scared of the cortisone injection now because when I took it on 1 Dec 2022 it caused more pain that I never …