Facet Injections with Spine Pain Management

If you’re struggling with chronic back pain, neck pain, stiffness, or limited movement, facet joint injections may provide the relief you need. At Revive Spine and Pain Care Center in Duluth and Lawrenceville, GA, our board-certified pain management doctor specializes in diagnosing and treating spine pain.

Facet joint injections use precise, image-guided techniques to reduce inflammation in the facet joints of the spine. This treatment can relieve pain, restore mobility, and help confirm the exact cause of your symptoms. Many patients experience significant improvement in spinal function and long-term back pain relief after treatment.

If you’ve been searching for back pain treatment near me or want a trusted neck and spine specialist in Duluth or Lawrenceville, our team at Revive is here to help.

Facet joints are the small joints in your spine that connect each vertebra. They provide stability, guide movement, and prevent excessive twisting or backward bending. When these joints become inflamed, they can cause neck pain, lower back pain, stiffness, and soreness.

Facet joint pain, also called facet joint syndrome, can be caused by arthritis, spinal degeneration, sports injuries, or motor vehicle accidents. These conditions damage the joints and lead to inflammation, a common source of chronic neck and back pain.

Common symptoms include:

• Neck pain that may spread into the shoulders or upper back
• Lower back pain that worsens with standing, bending, or twisting
• Stiffness and reduced flexibility in the spine
• Pain that improves with rest but returns during activity

Facet injections at our clinic are performed in a sterile procedure room using image guidance to ensure accuracy and safety. The skin over the injection site will be cleaned in a sterile fashion, and a small amount of local anesthetic will be used to numb the area. For facet joint injections, the needle position is confirmed with contrast dye before medication is delivered into the joint. For medial branch nerve blocks (MBNBs), which target the tiny nerves supplying the facet joints, contrast is typically not used. After the medication is administered, the needle(s) will be removed, and small bandages will be applied. You will then be taken to the recovery area, where our team will monitor you until you are ready to go home.

Yes. If a facet injections only provides short term low back pain relief and if you have a significant amount of arthritis, you may be a candidate for treatment of the nerve that goes to the facet joint, called a radio frequency ablation. Please refer to our section on Radio frequency Ablation for more information.