Lumbar Facet Block (Medial Branch Block)

The facet joints, found on both sides of the back of the spine, can become painfully irritated or inflamed. A facet joint injection may help diagnose the source of a patient's pain. It can also relieve pain and inflammation.

Lumbar facet block is a minimal invasive day care procedure to treat lumbar pain arising from overgrown and degenerated joints around the spine. A cocktail of steroid and local anaesthetic can give relief to chronic back pain. A more permanent solution in the form of Radiofrequency ablation can be offered on improvement with this procedure.

Facet block for back pain

This is an injection of numbing medicine. It bathes the medial branch nerves, which attach to the facet joints of your spine. These nerves hurt when facet joints are injured or diseased. The injection helps find the source of your pain. And it may relieve your pain for a brief time.