Lumbar Spine Surgery Zygoapophysial Facet Joint Injection pain management 3D movies. This movie illustrates the technique for a lumbar facet joint injection. This movie shows patient positioning, skin preparation, local anesthetic injection, needle introduction into the facet joint space, steroid / anesthetic injection, and dressing.
A facet joint injection is used to inject medication into a particular facet joint in the spine.
The facet joint connects the inferior articular process of the vertebra above, with the superior articular process of the vertebra or sacrum below. A facet joint can be a pain management 3D movies.
A facet joint injection can be diagnostic, to determine the pain source, or therapeutic, to provide ongoing pain relief. If the injection relieves the pain, then the injection site is the source of the pain. Once the source of the pain is known, treatment options can be considered. Lumbar Spine Surgery Zygoapophysial Facet Joint Injection pain management 3D movies.