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.
You should be careful not to keep the ice on too long as the peroneal nerve on the lateral side of the knee can be damaged by freeze injury and leave you with a foot drop; so 15-20 minutes on and 15-20 minutes off is the usual recommendation for icing an injury.ross train to maintain fitness. By William O. Roberts, MD Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 12:00 am. Two days ago while trail running, I stumbled on a tree root and took a hard fall on both my knees. Though I canât run right now, luckily the tuck and roll I did saved me from major damage.