Damage to the lumbar facet joints is commonly associated with this kind of chronic lower back pain. In fact, up to 45% of patients experiencing lower back pain also have issues with their lumbar ...

Symptoms include: Facet arthropathy is a type of degenerative arthritis that causes progressive damage to the spine. Spinal osteoarthritis (also known as spondylosis) is the most common cause ...

This also causes the supportive guiding facet joints to begin bearing weight ... motion while stabilizing undesirable motion and degeneration. Spinal instability as a result of degenerative ...

In patients who have had a decompressive laminectomy with preservation of a majority of the facet joints ... instrumentation for spinal stenosis associated with degenerative spondylolisthesis.

[8] Degenerative changes of both the facet joints and the intervertebral disk cause the slip, which is rarely more than a grade I slip. Sagittal orientation of the facet joints and facet tropism ...

A more detailed follow up study should be considered to investigate which particular training activities have the most impact on the lumbar spine, and how to modify training methods so as to avoid the ...

There can be many causes of back pain including ... fractures, degenerative disc disease, disc herniation, radiculopathy, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, strain, facet arthritis, and stenosis.

While disc degeneration is unavoidable ... can lead to neurological deficits and weakness in the limbs. Facet Joint Wear and ...