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What are facet joint and S-I (sacroiliac) joint injections?

April 26, 2017facet injections Joint s-i sacroiliac

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What are facet joint and S-I (sacroiliac) joint injections?

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Sometimes lower back pain may come from different joints in the lower back. A facet joint injection is done to reduce inflammation in a joint that is felt to be the source of pain. Precise x-ray guided injections of cortisone and anesthetic can diagnose as well as treat these painful joints. An epidural injection is done when disc herniation or a narrowed spinal canal causes nerve root irritation or compression.