Facet joint injections help confirm that the joint is the actual source of pain. A doctor injects a numbing medicine either directly into the facet joint or into the small nerve branches that lead to the joint. If pain is temporarily relieved while the facet joints are numb, it means those joints are likely to be the source of pain.

Dr. Marco Funiciello is a physiatrist with Princeton Spine and Joint Center. He has a decade of clinical experience caring for spine and muscle conditions with non-surgical treatments. Dr. Funiciello specializes in interventional spine procedures, ultrasound-guided injections, osteopathic manipulative treatments, and electrodiagnostic testing. He is also certified to practice acupuncture.

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