To reach our offices, please email help@seattlespine.com or call:
Seattle 206-861-8200 | Lynnwood 425-361-1122 | Renton 425-800-9757 | Puyallup 253-648-1853
*Due to industry-wide healthcare staffing shortages, response times may be longer than usual. We appreciate your patience.*
If you are in pain and need treatment, we are here for you.
Our clinic is open. Please come in for your appointment if you need in person care.
We encourage patients to schedule a virtual visit, with the option for an in-person follow-up.
FACET JOINT INJURIES
These injuries are most often caused by trauma. For example, among whiplash patients, the cervical facet joints have been implicated as a major source of chronic neck pain, often involving the upper cervical facet joints, most often the C2-3 level. Pain from an injured facet joint is often “referred” to an adjacent area, for example the back of the head or upper back area, depending on which facet joint has been injured.
The lumbar facet joints can cause similar pain patterns, with pain extending into the buttocks or thighs, again depending on the spinal level of facet joint injury.
WHAT IS A FACET JOINT BLOCK?