Clinical Evaluation of Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection and Facet Block in Managing Degenerative Chronic Low Back Pain in Orthopaedic Patient

This study aimed to evaluate the clinical transforaminal epidural steroid injections and facet block in the treatment of degenerative chronic lower back pain. This study uses study prospective analysis with 12 samples of those who had undergone Facet Block and Epidural Steroid Injection and were followed prior to injection, 6 weeks post-injection, and 3 months post-injection. Data were processed with SPSS version 22 with statistical methods Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. The result of analysis obtained from 12 patients (four patients of Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo, four patients from Unhas Hospital, and four patients from Awal Bros hospital) recorded from December 2015 to February 2016, with Joint Arthritis Facet and Disc ruptures/Disc herniation with radicular Pain symptoms. The number of injections on the left side of six people, the right side of three people, and two of three people. Disability and significant pain became better 6 weeks after treatment compared to earlier treatment from which there were no significant differences of disability and pain. There were significant differences in disability and pain between six weeks and three months after treatment.