Sandra A S Van den Heuvel, Steven P C Cohen, Javier de Andrès Ares, Koen Van Boxem, Jan Willem Kallewaard, Jan Van Zundert
INTRODUCTION: Pain originating from the lumbar facets can be defined as pain that arises from the innervated structures comprising the joint: the subchondral bone, synovium, synovial folds, and joint capsule. Reported prevalence rates range from 4.8% to over 50% among patients with mechanical low back pain, with diagnosis heavily dependent on the criteria employed. In well-designed studies, the prevalence is generally between 10% and 20%, increasing with age. METHODS: The literature on the diagnosis and treatment of lumbar facet joint pain was retrieved and summarized...
August 28, 2023: Pain Practice: the Official Journal of World Institute of Pain