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Facet Joint Injections - Anyone had success?

Spine Health | Last Active: May 7 1:35pm | Replies (135)
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I've had two facet injections in an attempt to solve a L3 nerve compression.
The first key is to note that the object is not to "cure" the problem, but to ease the pain to some manageable degree.....
Secondly, success if often followed by an ablation; the reason being that the lasting impact of the ablation is significantly longer.
I had about a 50% reduction in pain.
In the event that the ablation is not effective, the next step would be a spinal cord stimulator..

Good luck.

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jetsetter | @jetsetter | Jan 9, 2022

Thank you, I’m going for it, I know it may not help or if so may not last long, and could lead to an ablation and possibly later to surgery. But maybe not, I’m being hopeful. I’m tired of being in constant pain, so worth a try if it helps.

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