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Board certified in pain management and physical medicine and rehabilitation by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Jamie Lewis, MD, earned his bachelor of science in biology from the University of California, Riverside, and his doctor of medicine from Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California. Dr. Jamie Lewis, MD, also completed an internship in internal medicine, a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation, and a fellowship in pain management with hospitals affiliated with Loma Linda University. Currently, Dr. Jamie Lewis, MD, serves as medical director of the structured intensive multidisciplinary pain program at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Hospital in Spokane, Washington. Additionally, he is a special consultant for the state of Washington, and works as a physician with Inland Neurosurgery and Spine Associates in Spokane, where he delivers a range of services including interventional spine treatment and pain management.

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What Is a Facet Block?

Board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Jamie Lewis, MD, is licensed to practice in the States of Washington, Idaho, and California. One of the treatment options that Dr. Jamie Lewis uses is a facet block. At each segment of the spine are small joints called facet joints. They provide support and assist in motion. Due to injury of the back, mechanical stress to the back, or arthritis of the spine, pain can be experienced at the facet joint. A facet block involves injection of a local anesthetic medication into the facet joint. The anesthesia numbs the joint or blocks the pain. The pain relief is usually temporary and, depending on the medication, can last for several weeks or months. The pain relief can help a person have more tolerance in performing a physical therapy session designed to improve the back condition or injury. There are usually two objectives for using facet blocks. The first is to assist in diagnosing the location and cause of pain and the second is to give pain relief.