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Make an Appointment. Intraarticular Facet Joint Injections. When facet joints regularly found around the spine are inflamed, a facet joint injection is administered to relieve the irritation and diagnose where the patients pain is coming from. Once the skin and tissue above the facet joint is thoroughly numbed with local anesthetic, the physician will use a fluoroscope to insert a needle into the facet joint. The proper positioning of the needle is confirmed with the injection of contrast dye and a soothing and numbing combination of anesthetic and anti-inflammatory steroid is injected. If the pain in the facet joint is relieved upon administration of the medication,the physician will then infer that that particular facet joint is the cause of pain.
Side effects of Facet Joint Injections/Medial Branch Blocks/Radiofrequency are rare and your physician will discuss them with you. You will be asked to sign a written consent prior to the procedure. Please make sure you fully understand the risks and benefits of any procedure prior to signing the consent form. All the above procedures are performed in our in-office fluoroscopy suite. X-ray is used for all facet joint injections, medial branch blocks, and radiofrequency procedures. Intravenous sedation is typically not offered but a mild oral sedative may be offered, depending on your medical condition.