BACK PAIN
Facet Joint Osteoarthritis
What is it and how do we treat it?
Healthy Spine
The spine is the body’s primary support structure because it connects different parts of the musculoskeletal system. You need your spine to sit, stand, twist, bend, and perform most other activities. You may suffer from back pain if your spine is damaged or injured because of underlying health conditions, back injuries, spinal cord conditions, and other issues.
Facet Joint Osteoarthritis
Facet joint syndrome, also known as facet joint dysfunction or facet joint pain, is a disorder related to the facet joints and the surrounding nerves. You may suffer from joint disorders because of excessive flexion, rotation, or extension of the spine, which can lead to degenerative changes to the joints, cartilages, and intervertebral discs, thus inducing facet joint pains.
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Your pain doctor will start your facet joint treatments with conservative solutions, such as rest, ice application, and physical therapy. The doctor will curate a rehabilitation plan that reduces your pain and inflammation, improves your overall mobility, and gradually allows you to resume your daily activities and movements.
FACET JOINT OSTEOARTHRITIS TREATMENT
Spinal Injections
Facet joint disorder occurs when the facet joints are inflamed or injured. The pain doctor may inject cortisone steroids into the facet joints to reduce inflammation, which will alleviate pain and help you feel better. Spinal injections provide pain relief for several weeks or months, which is enough time to improve your overall spinal health through physical therapy and rehabilitation.
Conservative Treatments
Your pain doctor will start your facet joint treatments with conservative solutions, such as rest, ice application, and physical therapy. The doctor will curate a rehabilitation plan that reduces your pain and inflammation, improves your overall mobility, and gradually allows you to resume your daily activities and movements.
Surgical Treatments
Surgery is the last-resort approach to the treatment of facet joint disorders. Your pain doctor should only recommend surgery if all other conservative solutions and non-surgical treatments fail to yield the desired results. During surgery, the spinal surgeon may fuse the two adjacent vertebrae together using metal screws, implants, and bone graft materials. The two vertebrae will be fused together to alleviate joint pains.
What to expect after
FACET JOINT TREATMENT
POST-TREATMENT IMPROVEMENT
You might not experience pain relief immediately after your first spinal injection, especially if the targeted joint isn’t the primary source of pain. The pain doctor performs a thorough evaluation to ensure they target the appropriate facet joints, ensuring immediate pain relief. You will be asked to avoid all medications for 4 to 6 hours after the injection to determine the level of pain relief.
The spinal injection usually includes pain medicine (anesthetic) and a steroid. The anesthetic offers immediate relief by numbing the affected facet joints, and the results of the steroid usually appear after 2 to 7 days. The anesthetic offers immediate but temporary relief, and the steroid offers delayed but lasting results.
If the facet joint injection is successful, the pain relief may last for several months. But all patients experience different results. Depending on the severity and location of your joint pain, the relief might be complete or partial. Your pain doctor will adjust the treatment plan accordingly.
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