Facet arthropathy is a form of low back pain caused by osteoarthritis in the facet joints (also known as zygapophyseal joints) in the spine. This condition usually affects older patients as the result ...

The symptoms can vary based on the part of the spine that is affected. Low back pain is the most common complaint, a condition referred to as lumbar facet arthropathy because it affects the lumbar ...

These small joints connect each spinal vertebra to adjacent from the neck (cervical spine) all the way down through the lower back (lumbar ... treat? Facet joint arthritis (which radiologists may ...

Facet joint syndrome commonly affects the cervical (neck) and lumbar (lower back) regions of the spine, as these areas are subject to a significant amount of movement and mechanical stress. The ...

According to the findings, we may assume, that facet joints of the lumbar spine are not involved in the inflammatory process of RA, and patients‘ low back pain is not due to inflammation in this ...