Facet joint
Facet joint, Southlake syndrome is an
arthritis-like condition of the spine that can be a significant source of back
and neck pain. It is caused by degenerative changes to the joints between the
spine bones. The cartilage inside the Facet joint, Southlake can break down and
become inflamed, triggering pain signals in nearby nerve endings
Symptoms of Facet joint, Southlake Problems
A correct diagnosis must await subsidence
of the acute problem. Symptoms may include the following:
- Acute episodes of lumbar and cervical Facet joint, Southlake
pain are typically intermittent, generally unpredictable, and occur a few
times per month or per year.
- Most patients will have a persisting point tenderness overlying
the inflamed Facet joint, Southlake and some degree of loss in the spinal
muscle flexibility (called guarding).
- Typically, there will be more discomfort while leaning backward
than while leaning forward.
- Low back pain from the Facet joint, Southlake often radiates down
into the buttocks and down the back of the upper leg. The pain is rarely
present in the front of the leg, or rarely radiates below the knee or into
the foot, as pain from a disc herniation often does.
- Similarly, cervical Facet joint, Southlake problems may radiate
pain locally or into the shoulders or upper back, and rarely radiate in
the front or down an arm or into the fingers as a herniated disc might.
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