Facet Joint Pain Treatment
BioHealth Pain Management Specialists
Facet joint pain can cause ongoing neck or lower back discomfort, stiffness, and limited movement. BioHealth Pain Management provides personalized treatment to relieve pain and help patients move more comfortably.
What Is Facet Joint Pain?
Facet joints are small joints located between the vertebrae that help stabilize the spine and allow it to bend and rotate. Pain may develop when these joints become inflamed, irritated, injured, or affected by arthritis.
Common symptoms include:
- Neck or lower back pain
- Stiffness and reduced flexibility
- Pain that worsens when bending or twisting
- Discomfort after prolonged sitting or standing
- Pain that spreads into the shoulders, buttocks, or thighs
- Tenderness near the affected joints
Benefits of Facet Joint Pain Treatment
Treatment may help reduce pain and inflammation, improve spinal movement, restore function, and make everyday activities more comfortable.
If persistent neck or back pain is limiting your activities, contact BioHealth Pain Management at 424-360-0066 to schedule an evaluation.
How Is Facet Joint Pain Treated?
Treatment depends on the location and severity of your symptoms. Options may include medication, physical therapy, activity modifications, facet joint injections, medial branch blocks, or radiofrequency ablation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common causes include arthritis, age-related changes, repetitive stress, spinal injuries, poor posture, and added pressure from disc degeneration.
Facet joint pain is often described as a deep, aching discomfort in the neck or lower back. It may worsen when bending backward, twisting, standing, or sitting for extended periods.
Diagnosis may include a medical history, physical examination, and imaging. A diagnostic medial branch block may also help determine whether the facet joints are the source of pain.
Facet joint injections deliver medication near or inside the affected joint to help reduce inflammation and pain. They may also provide useful diagnostic information.
Radiofrequency ablation uses controlled energy to interrupt pain signals from nerves serving the affected facet joints. It may be considered when diagnostic nerve blocks provide meaningful temporary relief.