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How safe are facet joint injections?

In general, facet joint injections are safe. There is a small risk of complications with the procedure. You could bleed or suffer an infection after the injection. This only happens in 1-2% of cases. An extremely rare complication from facet joint injections is spinal cord damage and paralysis. Your doctor and healthcare team take every precaution to reduce the risk of these complications.

What is a facet joint injection? And why do you need it?

How painful is a facet joint injection?

Is joint aspiration painful?

Do facet joint injections help nerve pain?

What happens after a facet joint injection?

How long do facet joint injections last?

What are the side effects of facet joint injections?

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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