Facet syndrome is a condition in which the joints in the back of the spine degenerate and subsequently cause pain. The facet joints are found at every level on both sides of the lumbar spine. They ...

Facet joint syndrome, a common cause of back and neck pain, can significantly impact your quality of life. Dr Vivek Loomba, Senior Consultant Pain Physician at the Indian Spinal Injuries Center ...

Chronic pain in the lumbar region is extremely common. Data from the US show that nearly 80% of the population develop this syndrome in the course of their lives. [] Quite often, the cause of the ...

Often patients will report “I just bent over to tie my shoe laces and my back went and I couldn't move”. The usual acute attack of back pain involving facet joints occurs suddenly with no warning.

The differential diagnosis includes peripheral vascular disease, neuropathy, ... with an intact neural arch was most commonly the result of degenerative arthritis acting on the lumbar facet joints.

Correspondence Don’t Forget the Facet Joint Syndrome. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2023; 120: 364.DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0055 ...