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What is the purpose of a facet block?

April 26, 2017block facet purpose

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What is the purpose of a facet block?

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To determine whether that particular joint is the one that is causing the pain that a patient is experiencing. If the pain disappears when the joint gets numb, then the doctor knows that it is that joint which is damaged and causing the pain.