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Old 02-23-2015, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by pittpete View Post
Hate to sound like a broken record but take the time to rule out facet joint pain before going the ADR route.
I also was told I was an excellent candidate by Bierstadt and company for multi-level ADR and that according to my MRI my facets were fine....
Decided to go for facet nerve block and found out my facets were a major pain generator on my right side.
So, facet nerve block is a good test to determine if they are a source of pain? What if both, discs and facets, are pain sourses? Should one pursue ADR?
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