Lumbar Steroid Injection vs Facet Nerve Block - Mayo Clinic Connect
Sep 5, 2019 · Hello @babette. I'd like to invite some members who have experience with lumbar injections and/or facet nerve blocks. @grandmar, @sandytoes14, @jmweissler, @candrgonzalez, …
Facet Joint Injections - Anyone had success? - Mayo Clinic Connect
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 medication …
Facet joint disease - Mayo Clinic Connect
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 pain) …
Facet Joint Injections - Anyone had success? - Mayo Clinic Connect
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 medication …
Seeking information re epidural injection for spinal stenosis pain
Jan 15, 2026 · The facet joint injections, with an epidural, reduce inflammation in the area which allows for increase nerve space (reduced impingement) and hence less nerve-induced pain. While I've had …
What symptoms do the diagnostic Facet Joint shots numb?
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 possibly an …
artificial disc replacement - Mayo Clinic Connect
Sep 3, 2023 · I have heard patients say that having issues with facet joints can disqualify a patient for artificial discs. Also if there is instability of around 4mm of slipping of one vertebrae over another, that …
Is there anyone suffering from nerve damage from l5 s1 fusion?
Sep 11, 2025 · The cortisone injections into my facet joints work pretty great and EXERCISE. When I get super angry I exercise the hell out of myself and it works great. Be sure to try different muslce …
Adult Pain Medicine: Radiofrequency - Mayo Clinic Connect
What is Radiofrequency Ablation Radiofrequency ablation (sometimes referred to as radiofrequency neurotomy) is an outpatient procedure that uses electrical energy to create a lesion on a specific …
inflammation at C1, C2 of cervical spine causing cervicogenic headach
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 Eliquis. Thank …