Facet hypertrophy is when the joints that help articulate the spinal column—called facet joints—become enlarged, resulting in ...

I wish to add another differential diagnosis to those listed in the article about the thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), which presents very often in my observation: facet joint syndrome in the ...

Other inclusion criteria were pain at rest and during movement (especially flexion) in the region of affected facet joints and tenderness over facet joints (positive compression test or 'springing ...

and therefore it is efficient for the diagnosis and initial treatment of facet syndrome. However, injection of dexamethasone palmitate, particularly in combination with a local anaesthetic ...

For example, spinal injection procedures have expanded significantly since the mid- to late 1990s. The volume of facet joint injections has almost tripled and reimbursements have followed the same ...

Clinically relevant motor deficits or symptoms of cauda equina syndrome remain absolute indications for surgery. The first randomized, prospective studies have provided class I–II evidence that ...

The main outcome measure was an analysis of aetiology of LBP at three event category athletes: throwers, jumpers, and sprinters and their lumbar pain problems were categorised at discogenic (disk ...

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the 34-year-old Lendl said he had finally succumbed to the back problem that was diagnosed as facet joint syndrome last March. The condition manifested itself in crippling back spasms during many ...

According to the U.S. Pain Foundation, more than 51 million U.S. adults -- nearly 21 percent of the population -- experience ...