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Manipulation
Back exercises
Physical Agents and Modalities
Traction
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
(TENS)
Shoe Insoles and Shoe Lifts
Lumbar Corsets and Supports
Trigger Point and Ligamentous Injections
Acupuncture
Epidural Steroid Injections
Facet Joint Injections
Biofeedback
Group education: back school
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Facet Joint Injections
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Studies in chronic low back
pain show that facet joint injections do not produce pain relief or global
improvement. Neither the type of agent injected nor the site of injection,
make a significant difference to outcomes. There is no evidence on the
efficacy of facet injections in acute low back problems. (C) |
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Facet injections are
invasive but the potential serious complications are rare. |
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