Spinal Joint Pain

Spinal joint pain is also referred to as spinal arthritis, osteoarthritis, facet joint syndrome, and facet syndrome. Pain in the spinal joints is an occasional symptom suffered by patients as they get older. Spinal facet joint pain is not common and severe cases of pain are indeed rare.

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Spinal Joint Pain Causes

The most common type of pain in the spinal joints is actually a form of psychological back pain. The patient displays a personality type that is prone to psychosomatic conditions and is also diagnosed with some form of degenerative process in the spine. These processes are completely normal for most people to acquire as they age. The diagnostic nocebo effect gives the psychological pain a trigger to start. This usually begins a long battle with chronic back pain. Medical science is ill equipped to deal with psychosomatic disorders, so the patient will rarely find lasting relief.

It is also very possible to have spinal joint pain due to a completely physical reason. Back injuries and degenerative processes can cause moderate to severe back pain in the spinal joints. The most common causes of degenerative back pain are:

* Arthritis

* Degenerative Disc Disease

* Facet Syndrome

Recommendation on Spinal Joint Pain

The spine is a complicated structure with several types of tissue controlling many moving parts. It is a rugged structure, despite its complexity and reputation as a target for many disorders. The spinal column suffers from several degenerative processes as a normal part of its lifespan. These processes can be more pronounced in certain individuals and can cause some pain and discomfort. The vast majority of people will not suffer any physically induced pain in their spinal joints. These patients are still at risk for psychosomatic pain, which is the most rampant form of back pain worldwide.

Learn the facts about the condition that is diagnosed as the cause of your pain. Knowledge is power. If the facts do not make sense or if you have endured unresolved back pain despite many attempts at treatment, there is a good chance that your diagnosis is incorrect. Misdiagnosis of common back pain is a key to the back pain epidemic that is spreading at an alarming rate. Make sure to get a second opinion from an objective doctor, or better yet, use knowledge therapy to target the true psychological cause of most pain.

Spinal Joint Pain to Home page 12/19/06 Revised 5/31/07