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A member asked:
What's the next step after a lumbar facet injection if it doesn't work?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Be careful: When you say it didn't work. If you got short-term pain relief, it did work. In that case, confirmatory facet blocks and/or medial branch blocks would be the next appropriate step.
Answered 7/25/2018
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Look for another : Look for another reason for the back pain as it is not uncommon to see facet changes on imaging studies as we age. Just because there are these changes does not necessarily mean they are problematic.
Answered 7/18/2019
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Hard to say: Depends on your pain issue. Facet injections are helpful and can be long-lasting, however if your get short lived relief you may need to get evaluated for a radiofrequency ablation for longer lasting relief (greater than 1 year of relief is typical).
Answered 6/20/2018
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Where is a lumbar facet injection usually done? At a hospital?
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What conditions are Bilateral Lumbar Facet Steroid Injections used for vs. an epidural steroid injection? which would be ordered 1st for DDD pain?
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4 lumbar facet injection 4 weeks ago. No pain in this area prior. Now have soreness in area of injection in center lower back, Is this normal?
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What lumbar facet injection and epidural injection used for?And what is the defferent
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