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Facet Joint Syndrome Causes
Anatomical Facet Joint Syndrome CausesFacet joint syndrome describes actual physical changes in the spinal anatomy* Spinal degeneration is a normal experience for any adult human being. As a person ages, all the structures in their spine will deteriorate, including the vertebrae and intervertebral discs. Arthritis and degenerative disc disease are virtually universal conditions affecting everyone in their lumbar and cervical spinal regions. Facet joint changes come about as a result of spinal degeneration and the arthritic processes. Most of these changes are not inherently painful or problematic, although they are often implicated unfairly in the creation of coincidental painful complaints. * Back injury can accelerate degenerative changes or actually reshape the spinal facet joint anatomy. Injury to the facet joints directly can cause structural issues and severe trauma may even cause spinal instability in very rare instances. Psychosomatic Facet Joint Syndrome CausesThe majority of patients diagnosed with facet joint syndrome might surely demonstrate the physical anatomical changes associated with spinal joint aging. However, these changes are not typically the source of the pain and merely function as a scapegoat condition on which the symptoms are mistakenly blamed by a care provider. There is little evidence linking typical facet joint degeneration to back ache and much evidence to the contrary…In these instances of symptomatic expression and coincidental facet degeneration, the most logical source of pain is ischemia. This regional process uses oxygen deprivation to create a seemingly structural pain syndrome in the area apparently suffering from facet joint syndrome. However, unlike actual facet joint complaints, ischemia rarely responds well to medical care, leading to an ongoing chronic back pain syndrome. Advice on Facet Joint Syndrome CausesIf you are suffering with diagnosed facet joint degeneration, but have not found relief despite a battery of treatment options, there is a good chance that your diagnosis is incorrect. This is even more true if you never injured your facet joints in any significant way. Back pain treatments will do nothing to cure ischemia permanently. The best some may hope to achieve is temporary symptomatic alleviation… Knowledge therapy addresses the real causation of ischemic related pain and resolves these complaints once and for all. It is no wonder why I, and many well known doctors, recommend this risk-free approach to patients who have not found relief from more traditional medical therapies.Of course, not all facet joint diagnoses are incorrect. Some patients truly do have problematic bone spurs which can create some form of pain. However, in the case of serious and chronic pain not deemed mechanical, facet joint syndrome is seldom the real source.
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