6 Modified Independence - Patient can be left alone for an entire day but may need some degree of supervision with new or complex activities. Routine activities can be pursued independently. Helper
You may resume normal activities the day after the procedure, unless otherwise directed by your physician. It may take a week or more for you to feel relief after a facet joint injection. Because of the diagnostic nature of a medial branch block, pain relief may start immediately but last only a few hours. Several weeks may be required to feel the full effect of a radiofrequency ablation procedure.
2-5% of the time, a disc herniation will occur in the far lateral position. This location is part of the spine outside the spinal canal. The exiting nerve travels through the foramen (exit hole) and lies next to the disc wall here.A disc herniation at this far lateral location will compress the nerve.The nerve becomes tented over the herniation as it exits into the muscle (the psoas) on the side of the spine.he exiting nerve travels through the foramen (exit hole) and lies next to the disc wall here. A disc herniation at this far lateral location will compress the nerve. The nerve becomes tented over the herniation as it exits into the muscle (the psoas) on the side of the spine.