What happens after facet joint injections?
My neighbour had them, had a bit of trouble with inflammation afterwards, but it eventually settled down. He hasn’t needed further treatment. From the link… If this fails over a reasonable period of several months, then it might be worth considering injecting these joints with a local anaesthetic and hydrocortisone, again to put out the fires of inflammation. If this is successful then symptoms will be reduced whilst further physical therapy can be employed to prevent recurrences. These injections can be successful but may need to be repeated. If repetitions are required and these repetitions remain successful then a more permanent solution is to fry the individual little nerves supplying the joint with an ultrasound probe giving more permanent pain relief. The ultimate solution for failure of facet joint syndrome would be a spinal fusion or stabilisation but clearly this must be regarded as the last option of a desperate patient!
