Mechanical Needling with Sterile Water versus Steroids Injection for Facet Joint Syndrome: A Retrospective Observational Study

Table 3

Symptoms after injections.

	Sterile water (4228)	Sterile water (96)	Steroids (48)	value
Dizziness after injection	150 (3.5%)	5 (5.21%)	3 (6.25%)	0.296
Tightness of injected area for 1–2 days	1528 (35.63%)	38 (39.58%)	2 (4.17%)	0.000
Numbness of leg for 1–2 hours	16 (3.73%)	3 (3.12%)	1 (2.08%)	0.092
Decrease back stiffness after 1 week till 6 months	4122 (96.13%)	90 (93.75%)	12 (25.0%)	0.000

The comparison between random sterile water (n = 96) and steroids (n = 48) using chi-square, with significant difference at .