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This injection can be both therapeutic and also diagnostic. There is a set of two facet joints each and every vertebral level which allow movements of the spine and supply stability. When people get significant back pain using sitting, it is usually indicative of facet joint infection. Steroid and an anaesthetic agent are inserted into the facet combined space to reduce infection and decrease pain. These kinds of injections are typically done in combination with physical therapy for best benefit combined with the facet joint injection.Facet joint injection