What Is A Facet Injection

I have a severe facet hypertrophy, narrowing of the lateral recesses of the traversing l3 & l5 nerve roots.VA thinks laumbar steroid injection and PT. Am I a candidate for surgery or am I ... View answer

down back of both legs. Since the epidural injection, the pain has been reduced 70%. My question is-- the pain doctor wants to do 2 more.. each 3 weeks apart. Do you think it is a good idea to... View answer

I am scheduled to have facet joint injections tomorrow....have had epidurals and facet injections before......I just remembered I did not stop taking my plavix and aspirin .....took the last doses last ... View answer

I would appreciate if you could please review this scan and let me know if you would recommend a forminal injection and explain what this is I would like your view on both scans and if you think... View answer

Good morning. I have a spinal injection into my facet joint in L-5 in a few hours. I forgot and took my Adderall this morning at 5:15. What are my chances of having trouble? Thanks, XXXX ... View answer

multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, perthes, facet arthropathy this April will be 2year we have tried facet injection which worked 5week only pt with some relief, I wish I knew why he has this degeneration... View answer

Today I went for a second injection in my neck specifically the facet jointa. One of the joints was leaking some type of fluid the dr. suggested I go for an MRI so they can see better what... View answer

I recently received two cervical facet joint shot st base of my neck bcc I was in a car accident. For the most part it s working but there are minor flare ups. I got it 5 days ago. A week before the ... View answer

I was given 5 different blocks today. One was the cervical facet. I have been looking them all up. My doctor did not inject dye in to me. I was also given an SI injection and my butt hurts a lot. I ... View answer

I had a total of 12 facet joint injections in my lower back...L4/5, over a six week period, 6 each event per medicare requirement for the nerve burn scheduled soon. I have had odd bruising on my left... View answer