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  • Ideally, patients should record the levels of pain relief during the first several hours, and during the next several days, in a pain diary. A pain diary is helpful to clearly inform the treating physician of the injection results and in planning future tests and/or treatment, as needed.

If the facet block procedure is effective in alleviating the patient's back pain, it is often considered reasonable for the procedure to be done up to three times per year. However, if the first facet joint injection does not relieve the patient's pain, then the injection should not be repeated.

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