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What is Facet joint injections?
Facet joints are small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion that become painful due to arthritis of the spine, injury or stress. Injections with a steroid medication are intended to anesthetize the facet joints and block the pain.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Back pain | 13 | 5 |
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| Neck pain | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Pain | 3 | 1 |
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| Pain in shoulders | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 1 | 1 |
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| Pain in cervical neck area | 1 | 1 |
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Facet joint injections
| Hospitalization | 4 | |
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| Swelling in legs, feet and ankles | 1 | |
| Soreness | 1 | |
| Pain worsened | 1 |
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Facet joint injections
Always |
8 | 100% |
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Usually |
0 | 0% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Facet joint injections
Very |
3 | 38% |
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Somewhat |
1 | 13% |
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A little |
2 | 25% |
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Not at all |
2 | 25% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Facet joint injections
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
1 | 25% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
3 | 75% |
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